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地球 dìqiú

地球 dìqiú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 地球 dìqiú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dìqiú | di4 qiu2
English translation
the earth
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

地球 dìqiú

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 地球 dìqiú

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de

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

土也

Number of Strokes

6
qiú

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and qiú represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiú

Semantic compound

Wáng

Positional decomposition

王求

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 地球 dìqiú

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月亮 yuèliang de 引力 yǐn lì 大约 dàyuē wéi 地球 dìqiú de 六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī .

The lunar gravity is about one - sixth that on earth.

我们 wǒmen zài 地理 dìlǐ shǎng 使用 shǐyòng 地球仪 dì qiú yí .

We use a globe in our geography class.

人类 rénlèi shì 地球 dìqiú de 寄居 jì jū zhě .

Man is a dweller on the earth.

地球 dìqiú yóu 西 Xiàng Dōng 旋转 xuánzhuǎn .

The earth turns round from west to east.

地球 dìqiú de 经度 jīng dù shì yòng 格林尼治 Gé lín ní zhì 子午线 zǐ wǔ xiàn Xiàng Dōng huò Xiàng 西 de 度数 dù shu lái 表示 biǎoshì de .

Terrestrial longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich meridian.

地球 dìqiú Decomposition

See the 8 Chinese characters that make up 地球 dìqiú and their own compounds.

地球 dìqiú Compounds

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