岛屿
dǎoyǔ
island; islands
Characters in this word
屿 yǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这些偏远岛屿依赖海运补给，一旦台风来袭就容易物资短缺。 Zhèxiē piānyuǎn dǎoyǔ yīlài hǎiyùn bǔjǐ, yídàn táifēng láixí jiù róngyì wùzī duǎnquē. These remote islands depend on supplies by sea, and once a typhoon strikes they are prone to shortages of materials.
- 海上有许多小岛屿，远看像绿色的珍珠。 Hǎi shàng yǒu xǔduō xiǎo dǎoyǔ, yuǎn kàn xiàng lǜsè de zhēnzhū. There are many small islands at sea that look like green pearls from afar.
- 这些岛屿上住着一些渔民，生活很安静。 Zhèxiē dǎoyǔ shàng zhù zhe yìxiē yúmín, shēnghuó hěn ānjìng. A few fishermen live on these islands, leading quiet lives.
Related words
- 岛 dǎo island
- 半岛 bàndǎo peninsula
- 波浪 bōlàng wave; waves
- 对岸 duì'àn opposite bank; the other side
- 波涛 bōtāo waves; billows
- 河畔 hépàn riverside; riverbank
- 风浪 fēnglàng wind and waves; turmoil
- 地下水 dìxiàshuǐ groundwater
- 波澜 bōlán waves; disturbance; twists and turns
- 淡水 dànshuǐ fresh water
- 荡漾 dàngyàng to ripple; to undulate
- 池塘 chítáng pond