背山临水 bèishānlínshuǐ facing water with mountains behind Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 背 bèi noun back the back of a person or animal山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range临 臨 lín verb to face to face; to overlook from a height; to be near to or adjacent to水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion