依山傍水

yī shān bàng shuǐ

nestled between hills and water

Character by character

依yī
lean on

山shān
hills

傍bàng
beside

水shuǐ
water

这个小镇依山傍水，风景特别美。

The little town sits between the hills and the river, and it's beautiful.

Tone: positive (praise).

傍 is bàng (be close to). A favourite of travel ads and property listings.

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