地球

dì qiú

HSK 2freq #1971

Meanings

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dì qiú

1.the earth

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1.the Earth

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Etymology

Coined by Matteo Ricci (Huang, 2003), analogous to 天球 (tiānqiú, “celestial sphere”). Possibly attested in the map 山海輿地全圖 [c. 1600] by Matteo Ricci, which was lost but reproduced in 月令廣義 [1602]. The term is certainly attested no later than 1602, in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu.

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Components

地土也

球王求

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Characters

Example sentences

地球比太陽小。
The earth is smaller than the sun.
地球上有七大洲。
There are seven continents on the earth.
地球是一個行星。
Earth is a planet.
老師說地球是圓的。
The teacher said that the earth is round.
地球公转时间是一年。
The earth orbits the sun once a year.
月球是地球唯一的卫星。
The moon is the earth's only satellite.

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Derived terms

地球人地球儀地球仪地球內地球内地球化學地球化学地球外地球日地球村地球物理地球物理學地球物理学地球科學地球科学地球科學家地球科学家

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Related words

地球村 global village 地球仪 globe 地球化学 geochemistry 地球科学 earth science 地球磁场 earth's magnetic field 地球轨道 Earth orbit (orbit of a satellite around the Earth)地球物理 geophysics 地球物理学 geophysics 火星撞地球 clash that leaves both sides shattered 地球静止轨道 (astronomy) geostationary orbit 地球同步卫星 (astronomy) geosynchronous satellite 地球同步轨道 (astronomy) geosynchronous orbit