| 洲际 | zhou1 ji4 | intercontinental |
| 板块 | ban3 kuai4 | slab |
| 大陆架 | da4 lu4 jia4 | continental shelf |
| 大陆性 | da4 lu4 xing4 da4 liu4 xing4 | continental |
| 硅铝质 | gui1 lv3 zhi4 | sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates) |
| 洲际弹道导弹 | zhou1 ji4 dan4 dao4 dao3 dan4 | intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM |
| 全洲性 | quan2 zhou1 xing4 | continental |
| 韦格纳 | wei2 ge2 na4 | Wegner |
| 跨洲 | kua4 zhou1 | intercontinental |
| 陆坡 | lu4 po1 | continental slope (boundary of continental shelf) |
| 陆架 | lu4 jia4 | continental shelf |
| 大陆度 | da4 liu4 du4 | continentality |
| 大陆架界限委员会 | da4 liu4 jia4 jie4 xian4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 | Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |