领土 (lǐng tǔ) — territory
Definition
领土 is the political/legal 'territory' of a state — the land a country governs and defends. More formal and official than 土地, and more narrowly political than 国土's plain 'national land.'
noun
territory
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 领土。Měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu quán bǎo wèi zì jǐ de lǐng tǔ.Every country has the right to defend its own territory.
- 领土。Liǎng guó tōng guò tán pàn jiě jué le lǐng tǔ zhēng duān.The two countries resolved the territorial dispute through negotiations.
- 领土。Zhè piàn lǐng tǔ zì gǔ yǐ lái jiù shǔ yú zhōng guó.This territory has belonged to China since ancient times.
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