di4 - earth

6 strokes
6 画

tu3 - soil

soil



  • fields
  • ground; floor
  • place; locality
  • distance travelled (meausre in “里 lǐ – 500″ metres or “站 zhàn – stops”

dì-bǎn
地板

n.

wooden floor; floor board; floor

dì-bù
地步

n.

extent / condition ; plight / room for action

dì-dào
地道

adj.

from the place noted for the product; genuine / pure; typical / well-done; thorough

dì-diǎn
地点

n.

place; site; locale

dì-fāng
地方

n.

place; spare; room / part; respect

dì-lǐ
地理

n.

geographical / part; respect / geography

dì-qū
地区

n.

area; district; region / prefecture carpet; rug

dì-tǎn
地毯

n.

carpet; rug

dì-wèi
地位

n.

position; standing; place; status / place (as occupied by a person or thing)

dì-yù
地域

n.

region; district

dì-zhèn
地震

n.

earthquake; seism

dì-zhǐ
地址

n.

address

dì-dà-wù-bó
地大物博
wide in area and abundant in products; a vast land with rich resource; a big country abounding in natural wealth

dì-dì-dào-dào
地地道道
out-and-out; in no less sense; hundred-percent

dì-lǎo-tiān-huāng
地老天荒
be of the remote past; till the end of the world; far back

dì-guǎng-rén-xī
地广人稀
small population for a large area

Usage 用法

fields

Tā qī-zi zài dì-lǐ gàn-huó.
他妻子在地里干活。
His wife is working in the fields.

ground; floor

Nǐ-de zhǔ-yi zhēn gāo!
你的主意真高!
How brilliant your idea is!

place; locality

Wǒ-jiā pū de shí dì-bǎn-dì.
我家铺的是地板地。
My house is paved with wooden floor.

distance travelled (meausre in “里 lǐ – 500″ metres or “站 zhàn – stops”

Wǒ-jiā lí xué-xiào zhǐ yǒu liǎng zhàn dì.
我家离学校只有两站地。
My house is only a couple of bus stops from the school.