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陆地 (lù dì) — dry land, land (as opposed to the sea)

Definition

陆地 specifically means 'dry land' in contrast to the sea or water. Compared to 土地 (soil, territory) and 大地 (the earth, often poetic), 陆地 is the physical, geographic sense.

noun
dry landland (as opposed to the sea)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 陆地。
    Hěn duō dòng wù dōu zài lù dì shàng shēng huó.
    Many animals live on land.
  • 陆地。
    Chuán cóng hǎi shàng huí dào le lù dì.
    The boat returned from sea to dry land.
  • 陆地。
    lù dì Shàng de qì hòu hé hǎi yáng hěn bù yí yàng.
    The climate on land is very different from that of the ocean.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

陆lùland
地dìground

陆 means land and 地 means ground; both point to dry land rather than sea.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
坴
坴lù陸lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Geography & Landforms

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