大洋洲

Dàyángzhōu

noun #27,312

Meanings

1 Oceania
2 the region encompassing Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Characters

continent; large land mass

Examples

HSK 6

澳大利亚是大洋洲最大的国家。

Àodàlìyà shì Dàyángzhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

Australia is the largest country in Oceania.

HSK 6

大洋洲有许多美丽的岛国。

Dàyángzhōu yǒu xǔduō měilì de dǎoguó.

Oceania has many beautiful island nations.

Tips

memory

大 (great/large) + 洋 (ocean) + 洲 (continent/region) = the great oceanic region. The name reflects the fact that Oceania is defined by the vast Pacific Ocean (太平洋).

Stroke Order

大 dà

洋 yáng

洲 zhōu