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第一岛链

Dì yī Dǎo liàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines
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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.

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Original source entry:

第一島鏈 第一岛链 [Di4 yi1 Dao3 lian4] /(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines/

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Other forms in these source records: 第一島鏈

  • 第
    dì

    (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì liù] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 岛
  • 链
    liàn

    chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain

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