Chinese word

登陆

Pronunciation

Pinyindēng lù

Meaning

  • verbland

Example

宇航员昨天在月球登陆。yǔ háng yuán zuó tiān zài yuè qiú dēng lù

The astronaut landed on the moon yesterday.

Illustration for 登陆 (land)

More examples

飞船预计下个月在火星登陆。fēi chuán yù jì xià gè yuè zài huǒ xīng dēng lù

The spacecraft is expected to land on Mars next month.

Core concept

Movement from the air or water reaches solid ground or a shore and comes to rest there.

Common phrases

  • 登陆月球dēng lù yuè qiú

    land on the moon

  • 成功登陆chéng gōng dēng lù

    successfully land

  • 登陆海滩dēng lù hǎi tān

    go ashore on the beach

Similar words

着陆zhuó lù: Descending through the air to reach and stop on the ground.
降落jiàng luò: Descending to the ground or water and stopping after making contact.
上岸shàng àn: Going from the water up onto land at the shore.
登录dēng lù: Using a username and password to access a website or system.

Definition in Chinese

指从空中或水面到达并接触地面或岸边后停止的动作。zhǐ cóng kōng zhōng huò shuǐ miàn dào dá bìng jiē chù dì miàn huò àn biān hòu tíng zhǐ de dòng zuò

Word origin

登陆 (dēnglù, "land") combines 登 (dēng, "climb or ascend") with 陆 (lù, "land"), presenting arrival on land as going up onto solid ground.

Usage tips

  • In modern Chinese, 登陆 (dēnglù, "land") describes arrival on land, while 登录 (dēnglù, "log in") belongs to websites and apps; the different second character matters in writing.

Other meanings

  • go ashoreverb
  • landingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 登陆器dēng lù qìlandernoun
  • 登陆点dēng lù diǎnlanding sitenoun
  • 登陆舱dēng lù cānglanding capsulenoun

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