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地下
dìxià
1. underground
2. subterranean
3. covert
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (10)

在地下
zàidìxià
underground
地下室
dìxiàshì
basement
地下水
dìxiàshuǐ
groundwater
地下通道
dìxiàtōngdào
underpass
地下铁路
dìxiàtiělù
subway
转入地下
zhuǎnrùdìxià
to go underground
地下核爆炸
dìxiàhébàozhà
nuclear underground burst
地下核试验
dìxiàhéshìyàn
underground nuclear test
人行地下通道
rénxíngdìxiàtōngdào
pedestrian underpass
排污地下主管网
páiwūdìxiàzhǔguǎnwǎng
underground sewage network

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Word Frequency Rank
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