How to Say ‘I went hiking on Elephant Mountain.’ in Traditional Chinese
我去爬象山了。
wǒ qù pá xiàng shān le
[wo qù pá Xiàngshān le]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 (le) at the end shows the outing already happened, since the verb itself never changes. Compare 我去爬象山 "I'm going hiking on Elephant Mountain".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 象山 (Xiàng Shān) is a short, steep hike in Taipei with a famous view of Taipei 101. It's a very common weekend outing.
Phrase Breakdown
我去
wǒ qù
I went
The subject plus 去 (to go). Say the third tone 我 low, then the falling 去: wǒ qù.
我去學校。
I'm going to school.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
去
qù
[qù]
go
To move or travel to a place.
我今天要去圖書館
I am going to the library today.
爬象山了。
pá xiàng shān le
hiked Elephant Mountain
爬山 means 'to hike'. 象山 is Elephant Mountain, a popular hill in Taipei. 了 marks a completed action: pá Xiàngshān le.
我們明天要爬象山。
We're going to hike Elephant Mountain tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
爬
pá
[pá]
to climb
To go up using legs, e.g. stairs or mountains.
我們週末去爬山。
We go hiking on the weekend.
象山
xiàng shān
[Xiàngshān]
Elephant Mountain
A short hiking trail in Taipei famous for its view of Taipei 101.
象山的夜景很美。
The night view from Elephant Mountain is beautiful.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
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