大陆

大陸
dàlù
noun HSK 4 #5,518

Meanings

  1. 1 mainland; continent
  2. 2 mainland China (in context of Taiwan/HK)

Examples

HSK 1
Tā cóng dàlù láidào le Táiwān.
He came from the mainland to Taiwan.
HSK 5
Yàzhōu shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de dàlù.
Asia is the largest continent in the world.
HSK 6
Àozhōu Dàlù miànjī hěn guǎngkuò.
The Australian continent is very vast.

Tips

usage
In cross-strait contexts, 大陆 specifically means mainland China (as opposed to Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macau). 中国大陆 = mainland China.

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