尖阁列岛 jiān gé liè dǎo

Senkaku Islands; disputed East China Sea isles

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 钓鱼岛diào yú dǎo), also known as the Pinnacle Islands

Characters

Character Meaning
尖 jiān HSK 6
sharp; pointed; point (of needle)
阁 gé
shelf; pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics)
列 liè HSK 4
to arrange; to line up; (in data tables) column
岛 dǎo HSK 5
island; variant of 島dǎo