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地球

dì qiú · di qiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. the earth
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Small Earth, no parking

  1. Dengdeng

    地球(dìqiú)真(zhēn)大(dà)，走(zǒu)一圈(yīquān)要(yào)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    The Earth is really big. It takes ages to walk around it.

  2. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)从(cóng)太空(tàikōng)看(kàn)地球(dìqiú)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    But from space, the Earth looks very small.

  3. Dengdeng

    地球(dìqiú)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，为什么(wèishénme)我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)停车位(tíngchēwèi)？

    The Earth is that small, so why can't I find a parking space?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)地球(dìqiú)上(shàng)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)找(zhǎo)。

    Because everyone on Earth is looking for one.

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01

现(xiàn)代(dài)交(jiāo)通(tōng)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)在(zài)几(jǐ)天(tiān)内(nèi)环(huán)绕(rào)地(dì)球(qiú)。

Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)地(dì)球(qiú)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)自(zì)转(zhuàn)，你(nǐ)认(rèn)为(wéi)会(huì)发(fā)生(shēng)什(shén)么(me)？

If the earth stopped rotating, what do you think would happen?

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地
dì

earth; ground

球
qiú

ball; sphere

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