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大陆

dà lù · da lu/Dà lù · da lu

Traditional 大陸

HSK 4Measure words: 个 gè, 块 kuài

Meaning

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dà lù 大陸

  1. continent; mainland

Dà lù 大陸

  1. mainland China (reference to the PRC)
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Away from the mainland

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)去过(qùguò)大陆(dàlù)以外(yǐwài)的(de)地方(dìfang)吗(ma)

    Dengdeng, have you been anywhere outside the mainland?

  2. Dengdeng

    去过(qùguò)，我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)一个(yīgè)海边(hǎibiān)的(de)小岛(xiǎodǎo)

    Yes, I went to a small island by the sea.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)坐船(zuòchuán)去(qù)的(de)吗(ma)

    Did you go by boat?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)晕船(yùnchuán)，所以(suǒyǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)一路(yīlù)

    Yes. I get seasick, so I slept all the way.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)大陆(dàlù)变小(biànxiǎo)吗(ma)

    So you never saw the mainland get smaller?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)醒来(xǐnglái)的(de)时候(shíhou)，已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)岛上(dǎoshàng)了(le)

    No. When I woke up, I was already on the island.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

南(nán)极(jí)因(yīn)为(wèi)有(yǒu)大(dà)陆(lù)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)气(qì)温(wēn)低(dī)于(yú)北(běi)极(jí)。

Owing to its landmass, the Antarctic has an air temperature lower than that of the Arctic.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

直(zhí)到(dào)第(dì)二(èr)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)，我(wǒ)们(men)才(cái)看(kàn)到(dào)了(le)大(dà)陆(lù)。

Not until the following morning did we see land.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

陆
liù

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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