dǎo
岛
island; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
island; islet
Can refer to landmasses in oceans, lakes, or rivers, ranging from small islets to large landmasses like Greenland.
Tái台
wān湾
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
dì第
yī一
dà大
dǎo岛
。
Taiwan is the largest island in China.
Zhè这
ge个
hú湖
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xiǎo小
dǎo岛
。
There are many small islets in this lake.
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Wǒ我
men们
chéng乘
chuán船
qù去
le了
nà那
ge个
jiāng江
xīn心
dǎo岛
。
We took a boat to that river island in the middle of the river.
Zhè这
zuò座
hǎi海
dǎo岛
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
fēi非
cháng常
yōu优
měi美
。
The scenery of this sea island is very beautiful.
Qǐ企
é鹅
men们
zài在
Nán南
jí极
de的
bīng冰
dǎo岛
shàng上
shēng生
huó活
。
Penguins live on the ice islands in Antarctica.
noun
surname Dao
A rare Chinese family name.
Dǎo岛
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
。
Mr. Dao is our new neighbor.
Dǎo岛
xìng姓
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
gǔ古
dài代
。
The origin of the Dao surname can be traced back to ancient times.