半岛 bàndǎo peninsula
How to remember 半岛: 半 half + 岛 island = peninsula.
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How it is used
- Peninsula - 朝鲜半岛 (Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo) the Korean Peninsula.
- Geography term; 半 (half) + 岛 (island) - land nearly surrounded by water.
- Neutral; common in geopolitics and geography.