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群岛

群島
qúndǎo
noun #9,799

Meanings

  1. 1 archipelago
  2. 2 island chain
  3. 3 group of islands

Examples

HSK 6
这个群岛由三百多个小岛组成。
Zhège qúndǎo yóu sānbǎi duō gè xiǎodǎo zǔchéng.
This archipelago consists of over three hundred small islands.
HSK 7-9
印度尼西亚是世界上最大的群岛国家。
Yìndùníxīyà shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de qúndǎo guójiā.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world.

Tips

memory
群 (group/flock) + 岛 (island) - picture a flock of islands clustered together in the ocean.

In Pop Culture

南沙群岛 Nánshā Qúndǎo
Nansha Islands
island group in the South China Sea, literally "South Sand Islands"
马尔代夫群岛 Mǎ'ěrdàifū Qúndǎo
Maldives
tropical archipelago - popular Chinese honeymoon destination

Stroke Order

群 qún
岛 dǎo