Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

dì, de

Description

“地”常常用来说我们脚下的土地和地方。

"地" is often used to refer to the land and place beneath our feet.

它还可以读“de”,放在词后面,让句子说出动作是怎么做的。

It can also be read as "de" and placed after a word to describe how an action is done in a sentence.

Meanings

ground; earth; land

东西掉在地上了。

Something fell on the ground.

地方dìfāng

place; location

这个地方很漂亮。

This place is very beautiful.

de

adverbial particle before a verb

他慢慢地走过来。

He walked over slowly.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    read 'dì' for ground/place, but 'de' when used as an adverbial particle.

  • Etymology

    地 combines 土 (earth) with 也, meaning earth or ground.

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