jīng

HSK 7-9
technical
geography

Meaning of 经度

经度 means longitude; east-west angular distance on Earth's surface. Pronounced jīng dù. HSK 7-9.

  • longitude; east-west angular distance on Earth's surface

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
chéng
shì
de
jīng
shì
dōng
jīng
1
bǎi2
èr0
shí
 

The longitude of this city is 120 degrees east.

Zài
shàng
 
jīng
wěi
yòng
lái
què
dìng
wèi
zhì
 

On a map, longitude and latitude are used together to determine a location.

Guó
biàn
gēng
xiàn线
zhì
yán沿
zhe
西
jīng
1
bǎi8
0
shí
线
 

The International Date Line roughly follows the 180° west/east longitude line.

men
yào
zhī
dào
chuán
zhī
de
jīng
què
jīng
lái
què
dìng
háng
xiàn线
 

We need to know the ship's exact longitude to determine its course.

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