巍峨

wēi'é

adjective #68,303

Meanings

HSK 5

远处是一座座巍峨的高山。

Yuǎnchù shì yí zuòzuò wēi'é de gāoshān.

In the distance rise one towering mountain after another.

HSK 7-9

故宫的宫殿巍峨壮丽，气势恢宏。

Gùgōng de gōngdiàn wēi'é zhuànglì, qìshì huīhóng.

The palace halls of the Forbidden City are towering and magnificent, with an air of great grandeur.

usage

巍峨 means tall and grand together, so it suits mountains, city walls and palaces. For something that is simply tall, say 高大 or 高耸.

memory

Both characters have the mountain radical 山. 峨 is also the first character of 峨眉山, one of China's sacred Buddhist mountains.

巍 wēi

峨 é