Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
地
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
地dì
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.
地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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