Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mountain: A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, rising abruptly from the surrounding level, typically with steep slopes and a peak or summit. It is larger and steeper than a hill.
   • A large pile or heap: Used figuratively to describe a very large quantity of something, resembling a mountain in size or shape.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi đã leo lên đỉnh núi. (We climbed to the mountain top.)
  • Phong cảnh núi non ở đây thật hùng vĩ. (The mountain scenery here is truly majestic.)
  • Anh ấy có một núi công việc phải hoàn thành. (He has a mountain of work to finish.)

Advanced Usage

• "núi lửa": volcano (a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust). This is a compound word listed here as a related term.

  • Núi lửa ở đó đang hoạt động. (The volcano there is active.)

• "vượt núi băng sông": to cross mountains and ford rivers; to overcome great difficulties and hardships (an idiom).

  • Họ đã vượt núi băng sông để tìm đến vùng đất mới. (They crossed mountains and forded rivers to find a new land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồi (n): hill. A naturally raised area of land, not as high or rugged as a mountain.

  • Ngôi nhà nằm trên một quả đồi. (The house sits on a hill.)

• Núi non (n): mountains (plural, often used to describe a mountainous region or landscape).

  • Anh ấy thích khám phá vùng núi non. (He likes to explore the mountains.)

• Dãy núi (n): mountain range; a line of mountains connected by high ground.

  • Dãy núi Trường Sơn chạy dọc đất nước. (The Truong Son mountain range runs along the country.)

• Miền núi (n): mountainous region; highland area.

  • Cuộc sống ở miền núi có nhiều khó khăn. (Life in the mountainous region has many difficulties.)

Synonyms

• Núi đồi: hills and mountains (collective term for mountainous terrain).
• Sơn (literary, used in compound words or poetry): mountain. (e.g., : mountains and rivers, country).

Related Phrases

• Chân núi: foot of the mountain; the bottom part of a mountain.

  • Làng nằm ở chân núi. (The village lies at the foot of the mountain.)

• Sườn núi: mountainside; the side or slope of a mountain.

  • Họ cắm trại trên sườn núi. (They camped on the mountainside.)

• Đỉnh núi: mountain peak; the pointed top of a mountain.

  • Từ đỉnh núi, bạn có thể nhìn thấy toàn cảnh. (From the mountain peak, you can see the whole view.)

Related Idioms

• Núi cao còn có núi cao hơn: Literally, "A high mountain, there is still a higher mountain." Means there is always someone better/smarter/more capable. Similar to "There's always a bigger fish."

  • Đừng tự mãn, núi cao còn có núi cao hơn. (Don't be complacent, there's always a higher mountain.)

• Núi Thái Sơn: Literally, "Mount Tai" (a famous mountain in China). Used figuratively to refer to a great debt of gratitude, often to one's parents. It signifies something as solid, immense, and enduring as a great mountain.

  • Công ơn cha mẹ như núi Thái Sơn. (The gratitude owed to parents is as immense as Mount Tai.)

noun

1. mountain
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