dì qiú
earth
地球是太阳系中的一颗行星。
Dìqiú shì tàiyáng xì zhōng de yī kē xīngqíng.
The Earth is a planet in the solar system.
地球绕着太阳转。
Dìqiú rào zhe tàiyáng zhuǎn.
The Earth revolves around the sun.
地球上有水、陆地和空气。
Dìqiú shàng yǒu shuǐ, lùdì hé kōngqì.
The Earth has water, land, and air.
地 (dì)
earth
世界 (shìjiè)
world
火星 (huǒxīng)
Mars
木星 (mùxīng)
Jupiter
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The Chinese word for "Earth" is 地球 (dìqiú), which is composed of two characters: 地 (dì) and 球 (qiú). The character 地 (dì) originally meant "ground" or "land", and was later extended to mean "earth" or "world". The character 球 (qiú) originally meant "ball" or "sphere", and was later used to refer to celestial bodies such as the Earth, the Moon, and the planets. The combination of these two characters, 地球 (dìqiú), literally means "earth ball" or "earth sphere", and is used to refer to the planet Earth in Chinese.
