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

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.

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