# 山寨 (shānzhài): mountain village or stronghold | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-8907
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:53:10.629Z
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Learn 山寨 (shānzhài), HSK 7-9: mountain village or stronghold; figuratively, knockoff or imitation. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 山寨

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shānzhài

mountain village or stronghold; figuratively, knockoff or imitation

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

shānzhài

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## Example sentence

这座山寨建于明末，易守难攻。

zhè zuò shānzhài jiàn yú míngmò, yì shǒu nán gōng.

This mountain stronghold was built in the late Ming dynasty and is easy to defend but hard to attack.

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