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陆地

lù dì · lu di

Traditional 陸地

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. dry land (as opposed to the sea)
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Closer to land than it feels

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)小船(xiǎochuán)离(lí)陆地(lùdì)越来越(yuèláiyuè)远(yuǎn)了(le)！

    Our little boat is getting farther and farther from land!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)晕(yūn)，真(zhēn)想(xiǎng)回到(huídào)陆地(lùdì)上(shàng)。

    I feel a bit dizzy. I really want to get back on land.

  3. Liangliang

    才(cái)划(huá)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)想(xiǎng)回(huí)陆地(lùdì)了(le)？

    You rowed for only five minutes and you already want to go back to land?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，陆地(lùdì)最(zuì)好(hǎo)，走路(zǒulù)不会(bùhuì)晃(huàng)。

    Right. Land is best. Walking does not wobble.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我们(wǒmen)离(lí)陆地(lùdì)才(cái)三米(sānmǐ)！

    But look, we are only three meters from land!

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01

地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)表(biǎo)面(miàn)约(yuē)有(yǒu)三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)是(shì)陆(lù)地(dì)。

About one third of the earth's surface is land.

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

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)动(dòng)物(wù)既(jì)能(néng)在(zài)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)生(shēng)活(huó)，也(yě)能(néng)在(zài)陆(lù)地(dì)上(shàng)活(huó)动(dòng)。

This animal can live in water and also move about on land.

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