scenery; landscape; view
HSK level
风景 is written with 16 strokes (风: 4, 景: 12). The animation replays automatically.
风景 (fēngjǐng) is the Chinese noun for 'scenery,' 'landscape,' or a 'view' — the natural or scenic appearance of a place, especially beautiful mountains, water, and countryside (风景优美 beautiful scenery, 看风景 to enjoy the view).
It is register-neutral and common in travel talk and description. Unlike English 'landscape,' 风景 emphasizes the pleasant, view-worthy quality of a scene, so it usually implies attractive scenery — a bleak industrial view would not naturally be called 风景. It also appears figuratively: 一道风景 ('a scene / a sight') describes something eye-catching, like a striking person in a crowd.
The related word 风景区 means 'scenic area.' For a painting genre or terrain in the abstract, Chinese uses 风光 or 地形 instead.
Character by character
Memory hook: 风 (wind) + 景 (scene) — the windswept scene you stop to admire.
这里的风景真美！
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng zhēn měi!
The scenery here is so beautiful!
spoken
我们坐在山顶上看风景。
Wǒmen zuò zài shāndǐng shàng kàn fēngjǐng.
We sat on the mountaintop enjoying the view.
neutral
桂林的风景在中国很有名。
Guìlín de fēngjǐng zài Zhōngguó hěn yǒumíng.
Guilin's scenery is famous in China.
neutral
沿途的风景令人难忘。
Yántú de fēngjǐng lìng rén nánwàng.
The scenery along the way was unforgettable.
written
风光 is a more literary word for scenery and can also mean 'glory / limelight' (风光一时). 风景 is the everyday word for a view. For poetic descriptions or 'having one's moment,' use 风光.
景色 stresses the colors and impression of a scene (秋天的景色 autumn scenery). 风景 is nearly interchangeable but slightly more concrete about the place; 景色 is more about the visual impression.
风俗 means 'custom / folk tradition,' not scenery. It shares 风 with 风景 but refers to cultural practices, not views.
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