Meanings
- A mountain range running through central Taiwan Island.
There should be no reason for these large and highly toxic amphibians to exist in Chaotun, a township in the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range.
2021 December 6, “Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion”, in France 24, archived from the original on 06 Dec 20212 more examples
While the boats are the quickest way to take it all in, a 23-mile, or 37-kilometer, road that rings the lake draws cyclists and walkers. And trails, nestled in the foothills of the island’s Central Mountain Range, either snake up to the peaks or hug the water’s natural contours.
2013 November 5, Cain Nunns, “Resort by a Lake, Fit for a Generalissimo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2013, TravelWu’s final Facebook post, dated Jan. 18, showed simply a tent and a glorious layer of clouds beneath what she said was the highest peak of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range.
2019 January 22, Amy B Wang, “Taiwan’s ‘bikini hiker’ dies after falling into ravine on solo trek”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2019, WorldviewsSynonyms: Chungyang Shanmai, Zhongyang Shanmai, Chungyang Shanmo
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA mountain range running through central Taiwan Island.
Origin
- Chinese中央山脈 /中央山脉“Central Mountain Range”
- EnglishCentral Mountain Range
Calque of Chinese 中央山脈 /中央山脉 (Zhōngyāng Shānmài, “Central Mountain Range”).
More words from Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中央山脈 /中央山脉
- 中央山脈 /中央山脉 (Zhōngyāng Shānmài)central mountain range of Taiwan Island
Cite this entry
Central Mountain Range. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Mountain%20Range
“Central Mountain Range.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Mountain%20Range. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central Mountain Range,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Mountain%20Range.
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