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    Expressing 'to land' or 'to disembark' with 登陆 (dēnglù)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 在 + Place + 登陆

    Explanation

    The verb 登陆 (dēnglù) means 'to land' or 'to disembark,' especially from a ship or aircraft onto shore. It is also used figuratively, such as a typhoon making landfall. For example, 军队在海岸登陆 means 'The troops landed on the coast.'

    Examples

    • 台风预计明天在广东沿海登陆。

      Táifēng yùjì míngtiān zài Guǎngdōng yánhǎi dēnglù.

      The typhoon is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong tomorrow.

    • 探险队在小岛的东岸登陆了。

      Tànxiǎnduì zài xiǎo dǎo de dōng àn dēnglù le.

      The expedition team landed on the east shore of the small island.

    • 盟军在诺曼底成功登陆。

      Méngjūn zài Nuòmàndǐ chénggōng dēnglù.

      The Allied forces successfully landed at Normandy.

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