山人

shānrén

noun

Meanings

1 mountain hermit; recluse
2 yours truly

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Examples

HSK 7-9

这位山人在深山里隐居了几十年，很少下山。

Zhè wèi shānrén zài shēnshān lǐ yǐnjū le jǐshí nián, hěnshǎo xiàshān.

This hermit has lived hidden in the deep mountains for decades and seldom comes down.

HSK 7-9

古代很多画家喜欢自称山人，表示自己不慕名利。

Gǔdài hěnduō huàjiā xǐhuan zìchēng shānrén, biǎoshì zìjǐ bú mù mínglì.

Many painters of old liked to call themselves 'mountain man', to show they cared nothing for fame and gain.

Tips

culture

山人 'mountain man' was a polite word for a recluse, and painters took it into their art names, most famously 八大山人. Strategists in opera and storytelling, 诸葛亮 above all, call themselves by it: 山人自有妙计 'this mountain man has a clever plan', now said jokingly for 'leave it to me'.

Stroke Order

山 shān

人 rén