大陆 dàlù continent
continent; mainland; mainland China (reference to the PRC)
How to remember 大陆: 大 big + 陆 land = continent.
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How it is used
- A continent, or mainland China - 亚欧大陆 (Yà-Ōu dàlù) the Eurasian continent; 大陆和台湾 (dàlù hé Táiwān) the mainland and Taiwan.
- In cross-strait contexts 大陆 specifically means the PRC mainland. Measure word 块/个. Neutral, but politically loaded in the mainland sense.
Example sentences
- 哥伦布航行至遥远的西方，去寻找一个新大陆。 Gēlúnbù hángxíng zhì yáoyuǎn de xīfāng, qù xúnzhǎo yígè xīndàlù.Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.