脉 mài — mountain range; pulse
医生用手轻轻地为病人把脉。Yī shēng yòng shǒu qīng qīng de wèi bìng rén bǎ mài.The doctor gently takes the patient pulse with his hand.
Common words: 动脉 (dòng mài)、脉搏 (mài bó)、山脉 (shān mài)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "mountain range"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "mountain range", including 脉 (mài), 岭 (lǐng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "mountain range" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 脉 (mài), 岭 (lǐng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mài, lǐng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 脉 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 脉 màimountain range; pulseUseful words: 动脉, 脉搏
- 岭 lǐngmountain rangeUseful words: 山岭, 果岭
Common words for these 2 "mountain range" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 脉 (mài) — so "mountain range" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "mountain range".
岭 lǐng — mountain range
火车穿过一道道高高的山岭。Huǒ chē chuān guò yí dào dào gāo gāo de shān lǐng.The train passes through one high mountain ridge after another.
Common words: 山岭 (shān lǐng)、果岭 (guǒ lǐng)、海岭 (hǎi lǐng)
All 2 characters
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