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岛

dǎo

island

A small green island with one tree and a red boat
Memory picture

Character

岛 dǎo

Strokes
7
Radical
山 — mountain, hill, peak
Made of
鸟 bird 山 mountain, hill, peak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这座岛虽然面积不大,却拥有非常独特的生态系统。 Zhè zuò dǎo suīrán miànjī bú dà, què yōngyǒu fēicháng dútè de shēngtài xìtǒng. Although this island is not large, it has a very unique ecosystem.
  • 我们坐船去了海上的一座小岛。 Wǒmen zuò chuán qù le hǎishang de yí zuò xiǎo dǎo. We took a boat to a small island out at sea.
  • 岛上没有汽车,大家都骑自行车。 Dǎoshang méiyǒu qìchē, dàjiā dōu qí zìxíngchē. There are no cars on the island; everyone rides a bicycle.

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