陸 (luk6 | lu4 liu4) : land; six

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陸

luk6

lu4 liu4

[粵] luk6 [國] lu4
[1] land; continent; shore
[2] a surname

[粵] luk6 [國] liu4
formal form of 六 (six) used on cheques, etc

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

陸 / 陆

Don't confuse with:
降

This word has been viewed 7791 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Mar 2014 13:56

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大陸 daai6 luk6 da4 lu4 = mainland; continent

大陸人 daai6 luk6 jan4 da4 lu4 ren2 = Mainland Chinese

登陸 dang1 luk6 deng1 lu4 = to land; to disembark

陸續 luk6 zuk6 lu4 xu4 = in turn, successively, one after the other, bit by bit

陸軍 luk6 gwan1 lu4 jun1 = army

陸路 luk6 lou6 = land route

陸戰隊 luk6 zin3 deoi6*2 = marine corps

陸委會 luk6 wai2 wui6*2 = Mainland Affairs Council

歐陸式早餐 au1 luk6 sik1 zou2 caan1 = continental breakfast

中國大陸 zung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6 zhong1 guo2 da4 lu4 = Chinese mainland

內陸 noi6 luk6 nei4 lu4 = inland; interior

大陸話 daai6 luk6 waa6*2 da4 lu4 hua4 = Mainland Chinese (language)

海軍陸戰隊 hoi2 gwan1 luk6 zin3 deoi6*2 hai3 jun1 lu4 zhan4 dui4 = marine corps; marines

登陸月球 dang1 luk6 jyut6 kau4 deng1 lu4 yue4 qiu2 = moon landing; to land on the moon

返大陸 faan1 daai6 luk6 = to go(back) to Mainland China 粵

不着陸飛行 bat1 zoek6 luk6 fei1 hang4 bu4 zhuo2 lu4 fei1 xing2 = nonstop flight 國 (common formation)

陸龜 luk6 gwai1 lu4 gui1 = land turtle / tortoise

陸地 luk6 dei6 lu4 di4 = land; dry land; terrace

連水陸路 lin4 seoi2 luk6 lou6 lian2 shui3 lu4 lu4 = portage

歐陸式 au1 luk6 sik1 ou1 lu4 shi4 = European continental style

着陸 zoek6 luk6 zhuo2 lu4 = touch down; land; landing

奧斯陸 ou3 si1 luk6 ao4 si1 lu4 = Oslo

安陸 on1 luk6 an1 lu4 = Anlu (city in Hubei)

平陸 ping4 luk6 ping2 lu4 = Pinglu (place in Shanxi)

美國大陸航空 mei5 gwok3 daai6 luk6 hong4 hung1 = Continental Airlines

新大陸 san1 daai6 luk6 xin1 da4 lu4 = the New World; the Americas

原始大陸 jyun4 ci2 daai6 luk6 yuan2 shi3 da4 lu4 = Pangaea

盤古大陸 pun4 gu2 daai6 luk6 pan2 gu3 da4 lu4 = Pangaea

硬着陸 ngaang6 zoek6 luk6 = hard landing

軟着陸 jyun5 zoek6 luk6 ruan3 zhuo2 lu4 = soft landing

大陸航空 daai6 luk6 hong4 hung1 da4 lu4 hang2 kong1 = Continental Airlines

陸毅 luk6 ngai6 lu4 yi4 = Lu Yi

Showing 1 example containing 陸

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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