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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
dao3	dou2	dou2	island

Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
半岛 Learn more	ban4 dao3	bun3 dou2	bun3 dou2	peninsula / Al Jazeera (Arabic-language news network)
青岛 Learn more	qing1 dao3	cheng1, ching1 dou2	ceng1, cing1 dou2	Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
岛屿 Learn more	dao3 yu3	dou2 yu4, jeui6	dou2 jyu4, zeoi6	island
群岛 Learn more	qun2 dao3	kwan4 dou2	kwan4 dou2	group of islands / archipelago
小岛 Learn more	xiao3 dao3	siu2 dou2	siu2 dou2	isle
南岛 Learn more	nan2 dao3	naam4 dou2	naam4 dou2	south island (new zealand)
海岛 Learn more	hai3 dao3	hoi2 dou2	hoi2 dou2	island

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Simplified	Pinyin	Used for
个	ge4	general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects
座	zuo4	mountains, bridges, big buildings

The ship sank off the south coast of the island.

They went to the island to hunt the buried treasure.

Jersey is the most touristy of the islands.

While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.

The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war.

Ahead lay the scalloped ocean and the abounding blessed isles.

I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica.

His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians.

The West Indies have staged a dramatic fightback on the first day of the fifth test.

China was the first country in the world to synthesize crystalline insulin, a bioactive protein.

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on