地球的表面約有三分之一是陸地。

About one third of the earth's surface is land.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 地球 dìqiú the earth
=1 地球 Dìqiú
  1. (astronomy) the Earth
  2. the Earth
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=3 表面 biǎomiàn
  1. surface
  2. face
  3. outside
  4. appearance
=3 表面 biǎomiàn watch face
=4 約 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale
=4 約 yuē
  1. to make an appointment
  2. to invite
  3. approximately
  4. pact
  5. treaty
  6. to economize
  7. to restrict
  8. to reduce (a fraction)
  9. concise
=5 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=5 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
6 三分之一 sānfēnzhīyī one third
=7 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=7 是 shì variant of 是 shì
8 陸地 lùdì dry land (as opposed to the sea)