archipelago; chain of islands
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
chain of islands; archipelago (arranged in a line or arc)
Geographical term referring to islands arranged in a linear or curved pattern, commonly used in proper nouns for island groups.
Pēng澎
hú湖
liè列
dǎo岛
shì是
Tái台
wān湾
hǎi海
xiá峡
zhù著
míng名
de的
qún群
dǎo岛
。
The Penghu Islands are a famous archipelago in the Taiwan Strait.
Rì日
běn本
liè列
dǎo岛
yóu由
shù数
qiān千
gè个
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
zǔ组
chéng成
。
The Japanese archipelago consists of thousands of islands.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Shèng嵊
sì泗
liè列
dǎo岛
wèi位
yú于
Zhè浙
jiāng江
shěng省
dōng东
běi北
bù部
。
The Shengsi Islands are located in the northeastern part of Zhejiang Province.
Zhè这
xiē些
liè列
dǎo岛
chéng呈
hú弧
xíng形
pái排
liè列
zài在
hǎi海
miàn面
shang上
。
These island chains are arranged in an arc on the sea surface.