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背山临水

bèi shān lín shuǐ

Definitions

  1. 1. with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)

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Child Words of 背山临水

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

水
shuǐ

water

背
bēi

to be burdened

背
bèi

the back of a body or object

临
lín

to face

背山
bèi shān

with back to the mountain (favored location)

临水
lín shuǐ

facing the water (favored location)