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大陆架

dà lù jiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
continental shelf
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2677119c118a5cc9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大陸架 大陆架 [da4 lu4 jia4] /continental shelf/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 大陸架

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 陆
    liù

    six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

    lù

    (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 架
    jià

    to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.