What does 靠山 mean in Chinese?

靠山 (kào shān) means "patron; supporter; close to a mountain" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 靠山?

靠山 is pronounced "kào shān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

靠山 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

靠山 is made up of the characters 靠, 山. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 靠山 using our stroke order tool.

靠山

kào shān

patron; supporter; close to a mountain

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.