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島嶼

island

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dao3yu3 • dǎoyǔ

Meaning

Primary

island

Alternatives

islands, islands and islets, islets, islet

Mnemonic

島嶼 Island can refer to either a normal 島 island or a much smaller 嶼 islet.

Usage

這 是 一 個 美麗 的 島嶼 。

This is a beautiful island.

這 個 島嶼 很 小， 但 很 有趣 。

This island is small, but very interesting.

臺灣 是 一 個 大 島嶼 。

Taiwan is a big island.