Nature & landscape in Chinese 大自然
dàzìrán
What's out there? 15 essential nature & landscape words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature |
| 山 | shān | mountain |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 海 | hǎi | sea |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | seaside |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | grassland; lawn |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert |
| 岛 | dǎo | island |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | moon |
| 星星 | xīng xing | star |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery |
Example sentences
- 周末我喜欢去感受大自然。At weekends I like to get out into nature.
- 我们明天早上去爬山。We're going to climb the mountain tomorrow morning.
- 这条河里有很多鱼。There are lots of fish in this river.
- 湖边有很多人在散步。Lots of people are walking by the lake.
- 这是我第一次看到大海。This is the first time I've seen the sea.
- 暑假我们去海边玩了一周。We spent a week at the seaside in the summer holidays.
- 森林里有很多小动物。There are lots of small animals in the forest.
- 孩子们在草地上踢足球。The children are playing football on the grass.
- 沙漠里白天很热，晚上很冷。The desert is hot by day and cold at night.
- 这个小岛上只有一家饭店。There's only one restaurant on this little island.
- 今天的天空特别蓝。The sky is especially blue today.
- 太阳出来了，我们出去走走吧。The sun's come out, let's go for a walk.
- 今晚的月亮又大又圆。The moon is big and round tonight.
- 山上晚上能看到很多星星。You can see lots of stars on the mountain at night.
- 这里的风景真美！The scenery here is beautiful!
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Nature & landscape speaking island has 8 everyday questions about nature & landscape to prepare your own answers to.