半岛

半島

bàndǎo

noun HSK 7 #12,127

Meanings

Literally 'half island' — land that's almost an island but still connected on one side. Perfectly logical.

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo júshì yìzhí hěn jǐnzhāng.

The situation on the Korean Peninsula has always been tense.

Yìdàlì wèiyú yí ge bàndǎo shàng.

Italy is located on a peninsula.

半岛电视台 Bàndǎo Diànshìtái

Al Jazeera

Qatari news network, literally 'Peninsula Television' — Qatar is on the Arabian Peninsula

半 bàn

岛 dǎo