岛屿
dǎoyǔ
island, islands
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 这个国家由很多岛屿组成。This country is made up of many islands.
- 我们坐船去那座岛屿。We take a boat to that island.
Collocations
海上岛屿岛屿众多美丽的岛屿无人岛屿
Mnemonic
岛 dǎo "island" + 屿 yǔ "islet": large islands (岛) and small ones (屿) together, i.e. islands collectively. 岛 alone appears in 海岛 (hǎidǎo, island) and 半岛 (bàndǎo, peninsula).
Related
海岛半岛群岛小岛
Quick check
What does 岛屿 collectively refer to?