Featured image for 岛屿 dǎoyǔ Dictionary entry displaying the word's hanzi, pinyin and the Mandarin Temple logo and tagline.

岛屿

岛屿 dǎoyǔ

岛屿 dǎoyǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǎoyǔ | dao3 yu3
English translation
island

Learn the Chinese word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ in 7 easy steps:

About 岛屿 dǎoyǔ

Read some general information about the Chinese word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ .

Traditional form

島嶼

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
Spread the word

Mandarin Temple

Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 岛屿 dǎoyǔ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ .

dǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of dǎo . Phonosemantic compound. Shān represents the meaning and niǎo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

鸟山

Number of Strokes

7
屿

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shān represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Shān

Positional decomposition

山与

Number of Strokes

6

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ .
     Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice writing it yourself.

Example sentences using 岛屿 dǎoyǔ

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ in different contexts.

沿着 yán zhe 中国 Zhōngguó de Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn 飞行 fēi xíng , 可以 kěyǐ 看到许多 xǔduō 岛屿 dǎoyǔ .

Flying along the east coast of China, you can see many islands.

zài de 幻梦 huàn mèng Zhōng ,岛屿 dǎoyǔ 似乎 sìhū Chéng le 可望而不可及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí de 阿卡 Ā kǎ 狄亚 le .

In his fancy the Island seemed an unattainable Arcadia.

jǐn 菲律宾 Fēi lǜ bīn 群岛 qún dǎo jiù 包括 bāokuò 大小 dà xiǎo 岛屿 dǎoyǔ 七千 duō .

In the Philippines alone there are more than 7,000 islands and islets.

de 奥克尼挂毯 guà tǎn Shū réng shì 关于 guānyú 这些 zhè xiē 岛屿 dǎoyǔ de zuì 权威 quánwēi 著作 zhùzuò

His "An Orkney Tapestry" is still the definitive book on the islands.

迪西 dǎo shì 当今 dāng jīn 世上 shì shàng 仅存 de 几个 jǐ ge 不染尘嚣 chén xiāo de 岛屿 dǎoyǔ 之一 zhī yī 澳大利亚 Aò dà lì yà jìn 5,000公里 gōnglǐ

Ducie is one of the world's last untouched islands, nearly 5,000km from Australia.

岛屿 dǎoyǔ Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 岛屿 dǎoyǔ and their own compounds.

岛屿 dǎoyǔ Compounds

See all 1 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 岛屿 dǎoyǔ in their composition.

Recommended Books for Learning Mandarin Chinese

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

Copyright © 2022 Mandarin Temple. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top