半岛

半島

bàndǎo

noun HSK 7-9 #12,127

Meanings

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

HSK 5

意大利位于一个半岛上。

Yìdàlì wèiyú yígè bàndǎo shàng.

Italy is located on a peninsula.

HSK 7-9

朝鲜半岛局势一直很紧张。

Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo júshì yìzhí hěn jǐnzhāng.

The situation on the Korean Peninsula has always been tense.

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