a sea of people ⇒ 国庆节那天,天安门广场上人山人海。 Guóqìng Jié nà tiān, tiān'ānmén guǎngchǎng shang rén shān rén hǎi. → On National Day, Tian'anmen Square was a sea of people.
刀山火海
extremely dangerous place
半壁江山
half the country ⇒ 半壁江山沦落敌手。 Bànbì jiāngshān lúnluò díshǒu. → Half the country has fallen into the hands of the enemy. ⇒ 他拥有这家公司的半壁江山。 Tā yōngyǒu zhè jiā gōngsī de bànbì jiāngshān. → He owns half of the company.
名落孙山
fail to make the grade ⇒ 这次考试他又名落孙山。 Zhè cì kǎoshì tā yòu míng luò Sūn Shān. → Yet again he failed the exams.
坐吃山空
fritter away a fortune
山南海北
( 字 ) far and wide
山清水秀
beautiful natural scenery
山珍海味
exotic delicacies pl
山盟海誓
make a pledge of everlasting love
山穷水尽
reach the end of the road ⇒ 股市还没到山穷水尽的地步。 Gǔshì hái méi dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dìbù. → The stock market still hasn't reached its lowest point.
崇山峻岭
towering mountains
开门见山
get straight to the point ⇒ 我写文章喜欢开门见山。 Wǒ xiě wénzhāng xǐhuān kāi mén jiàn shān. → When I write essays I like to get straight to the point.