陆地 lùdì dry land (as opposed to the sea)
How to remember 陆地: 陆 land + 地 ground = dry land (as opposed to the sea).
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How it is used
- Land as opposed to sea - 回到陆地 (huídào lùdì) return to land; 陆地面积 (lùdì miànjī) land area.
- Geographic/physical land mass. Not 'the ground you stand on' (地面, dìmiàn) or 'a plot of land' (土地, tǔdì).