HSK · Level 17
135 words
Chinese word
南极
Pronunciation
Pinyinnán jí
Meaning
- nounAntarctica
Example
他想去南极旅行。tā xiǎng qù nán jí lǚ xíng
He wants to travel to Antarctica.
More examples
研究团队计划明年到南极考察。yán jiū tuán duì jì huà míng nián dào nán jí kǎo chá
The research team plans to do research in Antarctica next year.
Core concept
The globe's farthest south: a vast frozen region that can narrow in context to one precise point.
Common phrases
去南极旅行qù nán jí lǚ xíng
travel to Antarctica
到南极考察dào nán jí kǎo chá
do research in Antarctica
南极冰盖nán jí bīng gài
Antarctic ice sheet
Similar words
南极洲nán jí zhōu: The continent at Earth's southern end, almost entirely covered by ice.
南极点nán jí diǎn: The exact point at Earth's southernmost end, located at 90 degrees south latitude.
南极圈nán jí quān: The area south of about 66 degrees 33 minutes south latitude, where polar day and night can occur.
Definition in Chinese
指位于地球最南端的极区，通常指覆盖着厚厚冰层的南极大陆，有时也代指南极点。zhǐ wèi yú dì qiú zuì nán duān de jí qū tōng cháng zhǐ fù gài zhe hòu hòu bīng céng de nán jí dà lù yǒu shí yě dài zhǐ nán jí diǎn
Word origin
南极 (nánjí, "south extreme") is formed from 南 (nán, "south") + 极 (jí, "extreme point"), naming the polar region at the Earth's southern end.
Usage tips
- Travel talk often uses this word for a destination, while research talk uses it for a place of study, making surrounding topic words useful for identifying the intended scope.
Other meanings
- South Polenoun
Opposites
- 北极běi jíArcticnoun
- 北极点běi jí diǎnNorth Polenoun
Related words
- 南极洲nán jí zhōuAntarctic continentnoun
- 南极点nán jí diǎnSouth Polenoun