Chinese Word: 島 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

島 (Simplified: 岛)HSK 5

Pinyin: dǎo

English Definition: island; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①江海或湖泊里四面被水围着的陆地：岛屿。半岛。海岛。岛链(排列成一串的许多岛)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 山

Ideographic:A bird 烏 perched atop a mountain 山

Character Formation:

⿹ Surround from upper right
- 烏 [ wū ] crow, rook, raven; black, dark
- 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak

Similar Characters: 鳥

island

1		qīng dǎo 青岛 de 的 pí jiǔ 啤酒 quán qiú 全球 wén míng 闻名。 Qingdao's beer is popular all over the world.
2		lún chuán 轮船 zhèng 正 shǐ xiàng 驶向 yuǎn fāng 远方 de 的 hǎi dǎo 海岛。 The ship is sailing towards a distant island.
3		huán dǎo 环岛 gōng lù 公路 de 的 jǐng sè 景色 hěn 很 měi lì 美丽。 The scenery on the coastal highway is very beautiful.
4		shǔ jià 暑假 qī jiān 期间， wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 rè dài 热带 dǎo yǔ 岛屿。 During the summer vacation, I went to a tropical island.
5		hán jià 寒假 qī jiān 期间， wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 hǎi nán dǎo 海南岛 guò nián 过年。 During winter vacation, I went to Hainan Island to celebrate Chinese New Year.

1		qīng dǎo 青岛 de 的 pí jiǔ 啤酒 quán qiú 全球 wén míng 闻名。 Qingdao's beer is popular all over the world.
2		lún chuán 轮船 zhèng 正 shǐ xiàng 驶向 yuǎn fāng 远方 de 的 hǎi dǎo 海岛。 The ship is sailing towards a distant island.
3		huán dǎo 环岛 gōng lù 公路 de 的 jǐng sè 景色 hěn 很 měi lì 美丽。 The scenery on the coastal highway is very beautiful.
4		shǔ jià 暑假 qī jiān 期间， wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 rè dài 热带 dǎo yǔ 岛屿。 During the summer vacation, I went to a tropical island.
5		hán jià 寒假 qī jiān 期间， wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 hǎi nán dǎo 海南岛 guò nián 过年。 During winter vacation, I went to Hainan Island to celebrate Chinese New Year.