半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān

DEFINITIONS

  1. half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
  2. vast swathe of territory

CHARACTERS

半 bàn
HSK 3
half
壁 bì
HSK 5
partition wall; walls of a house
江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak