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地
dì
1. earth
2. ground
3. field
4. place
5. land
6. CL:[[片<piàn>]]
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

地幔
dìmàn
the mantle of the earth (geology)
地书
dìshū
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
地契
dìqì
deed (for land)
地带
dìdài
zone
地支
dìzhī
the 12 earthly branches [[子<zǐ>]], [[丑<chǒu>]], [[寅<yín>]], [[卯<mǎo>]], [[辰<chén>]], [[巳<sì>]], [[午<wǔ>]], [[未<wèi>]], [[申<shēn>]], [[酉<yǒu>]], [[戌<xū>]], [[亥<hài>]], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
地景
dìjǐng
landscape
地基
dìjī
foundations (of a building)
地垄
dìlǒng
lines on ridges on ploughed field
地层
dìcéng
stratum (geology)
地岬
dìjiǎ
cape (geography)
地形
dìxíng
topography
地摊
dìtān
street stall with goods laid out on the ground
地史
dìshǐ
earth history
地方
dìfang
area
HSK 3
各地
gèdì
in all parts of (a country)
地域
dìyù
area
地块
dìkuài
tectonic plate
地坛
Dìtán
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
在地
zàidì
local
地宫
dìgōng
underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)

Example Sentences (1)

我也想起来了。她现在慢慢地开始像个女孩子了。
Wǒ yě xiǎng qǐlái le. Tā xiànzài mànmàn de kāishǐ xiàng gè nǚ háizi le.
I also remembered. She is now slowly starting to look like a girl.
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Alternate Entries

地
de
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
20
Word Frequency Rank
142 of 84,292