赤道 meaning and pronunciation

赤道
Simplified/traditional word

赤道 English definition

chì dào

  • equator (of the earth or astronomical body)

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Characters

  • (chì): red; scarlet; bare; naked;
  • (dào): direction; way; road; path; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; province (of Korea or Japan);