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Keyword
-ly
  • earth
  • ground
  • soil
  • land
  • region
  • structural particle used before a verb
Frequency
#26
Strokes
6
Readings
dì97%
de3%
Mnemonic
土 (earth) gives the meaning and 也 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
地de
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Particle
地区dìqū
region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dìfang
place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
土地tǔdì
land; soil; territory
各地gèdì
in all parts of (a country); various regions
地位dìwèi
position; status; place
基地Jīdì
al-Qaeda
地球dìqiú
the earth
地震dìzhèn
earthquake
地点dìdiǎn
place; site; location; venue
地理dìlǐ
geography
本地běndì
local; this locality
地铁dìtiě
underground railway; subway; subway train
地下dìxià
underground; subterranean; covert
内地Nèidì
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
地上dìshang
on the ground; on the floor
地面dìmiàn
floor; ground; surface
地狱dìyù
hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
地产dìchǎn
real estate; landed estate; landed property