Hanzi
Traditional
地
Simplified
地

earth/ground/field/place/land/CL:片[pian4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dì, de

Bopomofo

ㄉㄧˋ, ㄉㄜ˙

Jyutping

dei6

Example sentences

地 de
他默默地離開了房間。
他默默地离开了房间。

He left the room silently.

努力 nǔlì
他非常努力地學習。
他非常努力地学习。

He studies very hard.

地主 dìzhǔ
他作為地主，熱情地招待了我們。
他作为地主，热情地招待了我们。

As the host, he warmly entertained us.

愛財如命 / 爱财如命 àicáirúmìng
那個地主愛財如命，連一分錢也捨不得給窮人。
那个地主爱财如命，连一分钱也舍不得给穷人。

That landlord is extremely stingy; he wouldn't even give a single cent to the poor.

地址 dìzhǐ
請在信封上寫清楚收件人的地址。
请在信封上写清楚收件人的地址。

Please write the recipient's address clearly on the envelope.

害 hài
你這封信寄錯了地址，害我白跑了一趟。
你这封信寄错了地址，害我白跑了一趟。

You sent this letter to the wrong address, which caused me to make a trip for nothing.

地方 dìfāng
這個地方很漂亮。
这个地方很漂亮。

This place is very beautiful.

正是 zhèngshì
這正是我們一直尋找的地方。
这正是我们一直寻找的地方。

This is exactly the place we have been looking for.

內地 / 内地 nèidì
他們家住在遠離海岸的內地城市。
他们家住在远离海岸的内地城市。

Their family lives in an inland city far from the coast.

原地 yuándì
他們決定在原地重建家園。
他们决定在原地重建家园。

They decided to rebuild their homes in the same place.

Example Vocabulary

地

de

particle used after an adverbial phrase

地主

di4'zhu3

landlord; host

地址

di4'zhi3

address

地方

di4'fang1

place; region; local

不敗之地

內地

nei4'di4

inland; interior; Mainland China

原地

yuan2'di4

original place; where one is

土地

tu3'di4

land; soil; territory

地上

di4'shang

on the ground; floor

一席之地

yi1'xi2'zhi1'di4

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