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绕地

rào dì

2-character word Traditional 繞地

What 绕地 means

1. to orbit the Earth

The characters in 绕地

• 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 让卫星环绕地球的是重力。
  Ràng wèixīng huánrào dìqiú de shì zhònglì.
  It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.
• 光一秒钟能够环绕地球七圈半。
  Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second.
• 现代交通使我们能在几天内环绕地球。
  Xiàndài jiāotōng shǐ wǒmen néng zài jǐ tiān nèi huánrào dìqiú.
  Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days.
• 今天我们的人造卫星正在环绕地球运转。
  Jīntiān wǒmen de rénzàowèixīng zhèngzài huánrào dìqiú yùnzhuǎn.
  Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.