钓鱼岛列岛

釣魚島列島

Diàoyúdǎo Lièdǎo

noun

Meanings

1 Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands)
2 Pinnacle Islands

Characters

to fish (with hook)

Examples

HSK 7-9

钓鱼岛列岛位于东海，由多个无人岛组成。

Diàoyúdǎo lièdǎo wèiyú Dōnghǎi, yóu duō gè wúrén dǎo zǔchéng.

The Diaoyu Islands are located in the East China Sea and consist of several uninhabited islands.

HSK 7-9

中日两国就钓鱼岛列岛的主权存在争议。

Zhōng Rì liǎng guó jiù Diàoyúdǎo lièdǎo de zhǔquán cúnzài zhēngyì.

China and Japan have a sovereignty dispute over the Diaoyu Islands.

Tips

culture

Known as 钓鱼岛 (Diaoyu, 'Fishing Islands') in Chinese and 尖閣諸島 (Senkaku, 'Sharp Pavilion Islands') in Japanese. The islands are administered by Japan but claimed by both the PRC and the ROC (Taiwan), making the name you choose politically charged.

Stroke Order

钓 diào

鱼 yú

岛 dǎo

列 liè