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地 de, dì

HSK 3 character · 6 strokes · radical 土

Meanings

• -ly
• structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
• earth
• ground
• field
• place

Words with 地

• 地 de: -ly
• 地方 dì fang: area
• 地铁 dì tiě: underground railway; subway
• 地图 dì tú: map
• 当地 dāng dì: local
• 地球 dì qiú: the earth
• 地址 dì zhǐ: address

Grammar: Manner of an action with 地

Adjective + 地 + Verb

地 turns a description into an adverb placed before the verb, like English "-ly". 的, 得 and 地 all sound the same (de): 的 comes before nouns, 得 after verbs and 地 before verbs.

Example sentences

我在旅行中用了地图。
I made use of the maps during my journey.
Tatoeba #330589 by Kiwi (CC BY 2.0 FR)

地铁在地下通行。
Subways run under the ground.
Tatoeba #464915 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他慢慢地走。
He walks slowly.
Tatoeba #512111 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).