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岛

dǎo · dao

Traditional 島 / 㠀

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 座 zuò

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dǎo 島

  1. island

dǎo 㠀

  1. variant of 島 / 岛 (dǎo)
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A quiet island

  1. Liangliang

    暑假(shǔjià)我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)岛(dǎo)。

    This summer I'm going to a small island.

  2. Dengdeng

    岛(dǎo)上(shàng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's on the island?

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)沙滩(shātān)、椰子(yēzi)和(hé)海(hǎi)。

    A beach, coconuts and the sea.

  4. Dengdeng

    岛(dǎo)上(shàng)有(yǒu)网(wǎng)吗(ma)？

    Is there internet on the island?

  5. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)才(cái)去(qù)。

    No, that's exactly why I'm going.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)去(qù)了(le)，我(wǒ)受(shòu)不了(bùliǎo)！

    Then I'm not going. I couldn't bear it!

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01

乘(chéng)飞(fēi)机(jī)去(qù)该(gāi)岛(dǎo)，将(jiāng)花(huā)费(fèi)你(nǐ)100美(měi)元(yuán)。

It will cost you $100 to fly to the island.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)岛(dǎo)在(zài)日(rì)本(běn)的(de)南(nán)面(miàn)。

This island is in the south of Japan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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