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极地

jí dì

2-character word Traditional 極地

What 极地 means

1. polar region

The characters in 极地

• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 极光是极地特有的自然现象。
  Jíguāng shì jídì tèyǒu de zìránxiànxiàng.
  The aurora is a phenomenon characteristic of the polar regions.
• 融化中的极地冰盖也可以使海平面上涨的势态更加严重。
  Rónghuà zhōng de jídì bīnggài yě kěyǐ shǐ hǎipíngmiàn shàngzhǎng de shìtài gèng jiā yánzhòng.
  Melting polar icecaps could also contribute to an increase in sea levels.

Sounds the same

Read jí dì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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