# 山脉 (shānmài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 山脉 (shānmài) means “mountain range”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: mountain range
- Pinyin: shānmài (shan1 mai4)
- Traditional: 山脈
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 条

## Examples

- 这条山脉绵延几百公里。
  Zhè tiáo shānmài miányán jǐ bǎi gōnglǐ.
  This mountain range stretches for hundreds of kilometers.

## Characters

- [山](https://hanziro.com/word/shan-mountain/) (shān): mountain; hill
- 脉 (mài): arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

https://hanziro.com/word/shan-mai-mountain-range/

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