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大陆
大陸
Dàlù
1. mainland China (reference to the PRC)
Noun

Character Breakdown

大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1 3 丶
陆
lù
land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (19)

大陆坡
dàlùpō
continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)
大陆块
dàlùkuài
continental plates (geology)
大陆性
dàlùxìng
continental
大陆架
dàlùjià
continental shelf
大陆话
dàlùhuà
Mainland Chinese (language)
新大陆
xīndàlù
the New World
次大陆
cìdàlù
subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
泛大陆
fàndàlù
Pangea (geology)
旧大陆
jiùdàlù
the Old World
驻大陆
zhùdàlù
stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC)
亚欧大陆
Yàōudàlù
Eurasian continent
大陆漂移
dàlùpiāoyí
continental drift
欧亚大陆
ŌuYàDàlù
Eurasia
欧洲大陆
Ōuzhōudàlù
continent of Europe
美洲大陆
Měizhōudàlù
the Americas
亚欧大陆桥
yàōudàlùqiáo
New Asia-Europe Land Bridge
大陆性气候
dàlùxìngqìhòu
continental climate
联合古大陆
liánhégǔdàlù
Pangea or Pangaea
亚欧大陆腹地
Yàōudàlùfùdì
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)

Alternate Entries

大陆
dàlù
continent / mainland / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[塊|块<kuài>]]

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