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Nan Ling

Nan Ling

7.2
A mountain range in southeast China that separates northern and southern regions
  • proper noun
translation icon : Nan Ling
  • The Nan Ling range forms a natural boundary between different climatic regions in China.

Examples

  • The biodiversity of the Nan Ling region attracts many scientists and tourists each year.

  • The Nan Ling mountains are breathtaking.

  • Heavy rainfall is common in the mountains of the Nan Ling.

  • Have you ever visited Nan Ling?

  • The Nan Ling range forms a natural boundary between different climatic regions in China.

  • Heavy rainfall is common in the mountains of the Nan Ling.

  • The biodiversity of the Nan Ling region attracts many scientists and tourists each year.

Synonyms

Nan Mountains
vsNan Ling
6.8

A mountain range in the southeast of China that runs east to west

is presented as a barrier separating northern and southern China

Surface Forms

Nan Ling main

Morphology

Nan + Ling

This is a proper name (a Chinese toponym) whose meaning as ‘a mountain range in southeastern China’ is not compositionally derivable from the listed constituent items — the input even shows the parts as unknown words. Unless a learner knows the relevant Chinese morphemes (Nan = south, ling = ridge/mountain), the label does not transparently signal its geographic sense to a B1 learner, so the meaning is unpredictable from the parts.

Etymology

Nan Ling is a Chinese name made of Nan and Ling, which mean 'south' and 'mountain ridge'. These long mountains sit between the north and the south of China, so the name helps you remember it means the 'southern mountain range'.