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新大陸

简新大陆 · 繁新大陸

Mandarin · pinyin xīn dà lù

the New World
the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸 jiù dà lù or Eurasia

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
陸: Look up this written character
陆: lù · land, continental; army

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1–4–4 · xin1 da4 lu4

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name

New World, usually the Americas

noun

(figurative) discovery of a new field, new branch

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