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赤道
Traditional Chinese
赤道
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
chì dào
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
chek3 dou6
Short definition equator (of the earth or astronomical body)
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位处(wèichǔ)
赤道(chì dào) equator (of the earth or astronomical body)
附近(fù jìn) nearby
一个(yī gè) a
狭窄(xiá zhǎi) narrow
区域(qū yù) area
(dedì) of
热带雨林(rè dài yǔ lín) tropical rain forest
正在(zhèng zài) currently
不断地(bù duàn de) ceaselessly
遭受(zāo shòu) to sustain (loss, misfortune)
人类(rén lèi) mankind
(dedì) of
破坏(pò huài) damage
预计(yù jì) to plan
(zài) (located) at
二零零零年
之前(zhī qián) ago
该区域(gāi qū yù) this region
将会有( jiāng huì yǒu) will have
(wǔ) five
分之(fēn zhī) (indicating a fraction)
(sì) 4
(dedì) of
热带雨林(rè dài yǔ lín) tropical rain forest
(cóngcóng) from
地球上(dì qiú shàng) on the earth
消失(xiāo shī) to disappear

The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.

赤道(chì dào) equator (of the earth or astronomical body)
(bà) stem
地球(dì qiú) planet
分为(fēn wéi) to subdivide
两个(liǎng ge)
半球(bàn qiú) hemisphere

The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

那条( nà tiáo)
(chuán) ship
昨天(zuó tiān) yesterday
穿(chuān) to wear
过了(guòle)
赤道(chì dào) equator (of the earth or astronomical body)

That ship crossed the equator yesterday.

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