山西
Shān xī
Pinyin

Definition

山西
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Shān xī
  1. Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唐山
Táng shān
  1. 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
山
Shān
  1. 1 surname Shan
山东
Shān dōng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
江山
Jiāng shān
  1. 1 Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

Sample Sentences

先生说，“错了。是山西，不是陕西。”他说：“陕西同山西，不是差不多吗？”
xiānsheng shuō ，“cuò le 。shì Shānxī ，búshi Shǎnxī 。”tā shuō ：“Shǎnxī tóng Shānxī ，búshi chàbuduō ma ？”
“Wrong!” the teacher corrected him. “It is Shanxi not Shaanxi.” Mr. Chabuduo said, “Well aren't Shanxi and Shaanxi just about the same?"
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在长宁路中山西路。
zài Chángníng lù Zhōngshānxī lù 。
At Changning Road and West Zhongshan Road.
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师傅，我去山西路。
shīfu ，wǒ qù Shānxī Lù 。
Driver, I'm going to Shanxi Road.
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那我就在山西路和南京路路口下车吧。
nà wǒ jiù zài Shānxī Lù hé Nánjīng Lù lùkǒu xiàchē ba 。
Then I'll just get off at the corner of Shanxi Road and Nanjing Road.
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你回来啦！去山西玩得怎么样？
nǐ huílai la ！qù Shānxī wán de zěnmeyàng ？
You're back! How was Shanxi?
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挺好的。山西的面食真好吃。
tǐng hǎo de 。Shānxī de miànshí zhēn hǎochī 。
Great. The noodles in Shanxi are really good.
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不过在山西不能穿白衣服。
bùguò zài Shānxī bùnéng chuān báiyīfu 。
But in Shanxi you can't wear white clothing.
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山西煤太多了，白衣服很快就变黑了！
Shānxī méi tài duō le ，báiyīfu hěnkuài jiù biàn hēi le ！
There's too much coal in Shanxi. White clothes turn black quickly!
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对，那是在跑旱船，这种表演在山西比较流行。
duì ，nà shì zài pǎohànchuán ，zhèzhǒng biǎoyǎn zài Shānxī bǐjiào liúxíng 。
Yeah. That's the 'running-on-land-boat' dance. This kind of performance is quite popular in Shanxi province.
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哟，你这问题可够尖锐的，让我觉得有弦外之音啊！吃醋嘛，要看是镇江香醋还是山西老陈醋，是苹果醋还是梅子醋，还要看是做糖醋排骨还是西湖醋鱼，还得讲究......
yō ，nǐ zhè wèntí kě gòu jiānruì de ，ràng wǒ juéde yǒu xiánwàizhīyīn a ！chīcù ma ，yào kàn shì Zhènjiāng xiāngcù hái shì Shānxī lǎochéncù ，shì píngguǒ cù hái shì méizǐ cù ，háiyàokàn shì zuò tángcùpáigǔ hái shì xīhúcùyú ，hái děi jiǎngjiu ......
Oh, that's a sharp question! I feel like you're implying something! Vinegar...well, that depends whether it's aged Zhenjiang vinegar, or rice vinegar from Shanxi, if it's apple vinegar or plum vinegar, and then you have to see whether you're making sweet-and-sour pork or West Lake-style fish. And then you have to look at--
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