Definition
You can use 赤道 to refer to the Earth's equator, the imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. In astronomy, it also refers to the celestial equator, which is the projection of Earth's equator onto the sky. Both uses are common in formal and scientific contexts.
noun
equator (of the Earth)celestial equator
Easily confused
- 迟到chí dàosound-aliketo be late, to arrive late
Examples
- 赤道。chì dào fùjìn de qìhòu fēicháng yánrè cháoshī.The climate near the equator is very hot and humid.
- 赤道。Dìqiú de chì dào jiāng dìqiú fēn wéi nán bànqiú hé běi bànqiú.The Earth's equator divides the Earth into the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
- 赤道，。Tiānqiú chìdào yě jiào chì dào, shì tiānwénxué de zhòngyào gàiniàn.The celestial equator is also called the equator, and is an important concept in astronomy.
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