lù dì
dry land; terrace
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我住在陆地上。
wǒ zhù zài lùdì shàng.
I live on land.
陆地上的动物比海洋里的动物多。
lùdì shàng de dòngwù bǐ hǎiyáng lǐ de dòngwù duō.
There are more animals on land than in the ocean.
陆地和海洋是地球的两个主要部分。
lùdì hé hǎiyáng shì dìqiú de liǎng gè zhǔyào bùfèn.
Land and ocean are the two main parts of the Earth.
大陆 (dàlù)
continent
地面 (dìmiàn)
ground
海洋 (hǎiyáng)
ocean
水域 (shuǐyù)
water area
The Chinese word 陆地 (lùdì) for "land" is composed of two characters: 陆 (lù) and 地 (dì). The character 陆 originally meant "continent" or "mainland", and it is composed of the radical 土 (tǔ) for "earth" and the phonetic component 陸 (lù). The character 地 originally meant "earth" or "ground", and it is composed of the radical 土 (tǔ) for "earth" and the phonetic component 底 (dǐ). When combined, the two characters 陆地 (lùdì) form a compound word that means "land" or "dry land".
