半壁江山

bàn bì jiāng shān

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1. half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2. vast swathe of territory

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Child Words of 半壁江山

• 半 半 bàn: half
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 江 江 jiāng: river
• 壁 壁 bì: wall
• 江山 江山 jiāng shān: Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang