山涧

山澗

shānjiàn

noun #76,680

Measure Word

一条山涧 tiáo

HSK 7-9

山涧里的水非常清凉。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ fēicháng qīngliáng.

The water in the mountain stream is very cool.

HSK 7-9

我们沿着山涧往上走，一路都能听到哗哗的流水声。

Wǒmen yánzhe shānjiàn wǎng shàng zǒu, yílù dōu néng tīngdào huāhuā de liúshuǐ shēng.

We walked uphill along the mountain stream, hearing the water rush the whole way.

memory

涧 is 氵 'water' plus 间 'between': water running between the hills. 间 also gives the sound.

usage

A written word; in everyday speech a small stream is a 小溪.

山 shān

涧 jiàn