Definition
陆地 (lùdì) specifically means 'dry land' as opposed to the sea or water. It is more focused than 地 (dì, ground/land), which is a general word for any surface, and distinct from 土地 (tǔdì, soil/territory) and 大地 (dàdì, the earth), which carry broader or more poetic meanings.
noun
dry landland (as opposed to the sea)
Examples
- 陆地。Hěn duō dòngwù dōu zài lù dì shàng shēnghuó.Many animals live on land.
- 陆地。Chuán cóng hǎi shàng huí dào le lù dì.The boat returned from sea to dry land.
- 陆地。lù dì shàng de qìhòu hé hǎiyáng hěn bù yíyàng.The climate on land is very different from that of the ocean.
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