丘陵
Old HSK 6
丘陵 (qiūlíng) · hills
丘陵 (qiūlíng) means “hills; hilly land”. It is written with 2 characters: 丘 (mound) + 陵 (hill). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 丘陵 is built
The characters
丘 qiū · mound
What 丘 is made of
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
- 一 — horizontal stroke
陵 líng · hill
What 陵 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夌líng — to dawdle
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
Example sentences
这一带都是低矮的丘陵。Zhè yīdài dōu shì dī'ǎi de qiūlíng.This whole area is low hills.
丘陵地区适合种茶树。Qiūlíng dìqū shìhé zhòng cháshù.Hilly areas are suitable for growing tea.
Questions about 丘陵
What does 丘陵 mean?
丘陵 (qiūlíng) means “hills; hilly land”.
How do you pronounce 丘陵?
丘陵 is pronounced qiūlíng.
Which HSK level is 丘陵?
丘陵 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 丘陵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 149: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.