冰岛

冰島

Bīngdǎo

noun #16,236

Meanings

Literally 'ice island' - a direct translation of 'Iceland.' One of the few country names that is a meaning translation rather than phonetic.

HSK 2

冰岛的人口不到四十万。

Bīngdǎo de rénkǒu búdào sìshíwàn.

Iceland's population is less than 400,000.

HSK 7-9

冰岛有很多温泉和火山。

Bīngdǎo yǒu hěnduō wēnquán hé huǒshān.

Iceland has many hot springs and volcanoes.

memory

冰岛 is a direct translation: 冰 (ice) + 岛 (island) = Iceland. Compare with 格陵兰 (Greenland) which is phonetic, not translated.

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