# 赤道 (chìdào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 赤道 (chìdào) means “equator”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: equator
- Pinyin: chìdào (chi4 dao4)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 赤道附近地区的气候非常炎热。
  Chìdào fùjìn dìqū de qìhòu fēicháng yánrè.
  The weather in regions near the equator is very hot.

## Characters

- 赤 (chì): red; scarlet
- [道](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-courses-questions/) (dào): (measure word) for courses/questions; road

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-dao-equator/

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