兰屿

蘭嶼
Lányǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Orchid Island, island off the southeast coast of Taiwan, home of the Tao people

Examples

HSK 6
Lányǔ shì Táiwān dōngnánfāng de yí ge xiǎo dǎo.
Orchid Island is a small island to the southeast of Taiwan.
HSK 7-9
兰屿的达悟族人会造一种很漂亮的木船,叫拼板舟。
Lányǔ de Dáwùzú rén huì zào yì zhǒng hěn piàoliang de mùchuán, jiào pīnbǎnzhōu.
The Tao people of Orchid Island build beautiful wooden boats called plank canoes.

Tips

culture
Part of 台东 county, reached by ferry or small plane. The Tao, also called the Yami (雅美族), hold their year around the flying-fish (飞鱼) season. A nuclear-waste store built on the island in 1982 is a long-running grievance.

Stroke Order

兰 lán
屿 yǔ