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Dry land in Chinese

dry land · HSK 5

陆地 lù dì

  1. 陆 lù land
  2. 地 dì earth

船上的人终于看到了陆地。 The people on the ship finally saw land.

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How do you say dry land in Chinese?

Dry land in Chinese is 陆地 (lù dì).

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