列岛 (liè dǎo) — archipelago
Definition
A noun meaning a chain or group of islands (an archipelago). A more formal/scientific term than the everyday 岛, usually used as a set rather than a single landmass.
noun
archipelago
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 列岛。Rì běn liè dǎo yóu shù qiān gè dǎo yǔ zǔ chéng.The Japanese archipelago is made up of thousands of islands.
- 列岛。Zhè ge liè dǎo de fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi lì.The scenery of this archipelago is very beautiful.
- 列岛。Kē xué jiā zài zhè ge liè dǎo fā xiàn le xīn de wù zhǒng.Scientists discovered a new species in this archipelago.
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