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群岛

qún dǎo · qun dao

Traditional 群島

Meaning

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  1. group of islands
  2. archipelago
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Too many small islands

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)暑假(shǔjià)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩(wán)？

    Where are you going this summer?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)一(yī)个(gè)群岛(qúndǎo)。

    I want to go to an archipelago.

  3. Liangliang

    群岛(qúndǎo)？是(shì)很多(hěnduō)小岛(xiǎodǎo)吗(ma)？

    An archipelago? Is it a lot of small islands?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，有(yǒu)三十(sānshí)多(duō)个(gè)小岛(xiǎodǎo)，只(zhǐ)能(néng)坐(zuò)船(chuán)去(qù)。

    Right, there are more than thirty small islands and you can only go by boat.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)会(huì)晕船(yùnchuán)。

    Then I'll look at the map at home, I get seasick.

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01

这(zhè)个(ge)群(qún)岛(dǎo)由(yóu)几(jǐ)十(shí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)岛(dǎo)组(zǔ)成(chéng)。

This archipelago is made up of dozens of small islands.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)坐(zuò)船(chuán)游(yóu)览(lǎn)了(le)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)群(qún)岛(dǎo)。

We took a boat tour of the nearby islands.

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