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How do you say "landslide" in Chinese?

山体滑坡

shān tǐ huá pō

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "landslide" is 山体滑坡 (shān tǐ huá pō).

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Pronunciation

This one reads "shān tǐ huá pō" with first tone, then third tone, then second tone, then first tone; picture your pitch held flat and steady, almost like humming one note; then the next syllable is dipping low then curling back up.

Writing and usage

山体滑坡 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

大雨导致道路发生山体滑坡。

dà yǔ dǎo zhì dào lù fā shēng shān tǐ huá pō 。

Heavy rain caused a landslide on the road.

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How to remember 山体滑坡

Let the scene from "Heavy rain caused a landslide on the road" be your mental shortcut for "shān tǐ huá pō".

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Questions about 山体滑坡

How do you pronounce 山体滑坡?

This one reads "shān tǐ huá pō" with first tone, then third tone, then second tone, then first tone; picture your pitch held flat and steady, almost like humming one note; then the next syllable is dipping low then curling back up.

Is 山体滑坡 formal or casual?

山体滑坡 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 山体滑坡 used in Chinese?

山体滑坡 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 大雨导致道路发生山体滑坡。 (Heavy rain caused a landslide on the road.).

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