Terrain in Chinese
terrain · HSK 6
地形
- 地 earth
- 形 shape
这里的地形很复杂，开车要小心。 The terrain here is complicated, so drive carefully.
Other ways to say terrain
More words with 地 or 形
How do you say terrain in Chinese?
Terrain in Chinese is 地形 (dì xíng). You can also say 形势 (xíng shì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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