斯普拉特利群岛 sī pǔ lā tè lì qún dǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
  2. same as 南沙群島|南沙群岛[Nan1 sha1 Qun2 dao3]

CHARACTERS

斯 sī
HSK 6
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
普 pǔ
HSK 4
universal, general, widespread
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
特 tè
HSK 3
special, unique, distinguished
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit
群 qún
HSK 5
(same as U+7FA3 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob
岛 dǎo
HSK 5
island