赤道

chìdào

noun HSK 7-9 #22,621

Meanings

1 equator
2 the Earth's equator

Characters

red; bare; pure

road; way; line

Examples

HSK 6

赤道附近气候炎热潮湿。

Chìdào fùjìn qìhòu yánrè cháoshī.

The climate near the equator is hot and humid.

HSK 6

新加坡位于赤道以北约一度的地方。

Xīnjiāpō wèiyú chìdào yǐběi yuē yī dù de dìfāng.

Singapore is located about one degree north of the equator.

Tips

memory

赤 means red - the equator was imagined as a red line (赤) encircling the Earth like a belt or road (道). A vivid image for the line where the sun beats directly overhead.

Stroke Order

赤 chì

道 dào