氹仔

Dàngzǎi

proper noun

Meanings

1 Taipa, an island of Macao

Characters

small (in Cantonese place names)

Examples

HSK 6

氹仔和路环原来是两个岛，填海以后连在了一起。

Dàngzǎi hé Lùhuán yuánlái shì liǎng ge dǎo, tiánhǎi yǐhòu lián zài le yìqǐ.

Taipa and Coloane used to be two islands; land reclamation joined them together.

HSK 7-9

澳门的机场在氹仔。

Àomén de jīchǎng zài Dàngzǎi.

Macao's airport is on Taipa.

Tips

usage

氹 is a southern character for a pool or puddle, and 仔 is common in Cantonese place names. The reclaimed land joining it to Coloane (路环) is 路氹, Cotai, made from the first characters of the two names.

Stroke Order

氹 dàng

仔 zǎi