Definition
地 (dì) is the general, everyday word for 'ground, land, floor' as a surface. 地面 (dì miàn) is more specific to the surface itself (e.g., the floor of a room), while 地板 (dì bǎn) refers to man-made flooring. 土地 (tǔ dì) means 'land' as territory or soil, and 大地 (dà dì) is more literary/poetic.
noun
groundlandfloor (as a surface)
Easily confused
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 第dìsound-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 底dǐsound-alikebottom, base, sole (of a container, shoe, or structure)
- 他tālook-alikehe; him
- 低dīsound-alike(adjective) low (in height, level, price, temperature, etc.)
- 池chílook-alikepool, pond
- 滴dīsound-alike(verb) to drip
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
- 递dìsound-aliketo hand over, to pass (something to someone), to deliver
Examples
- 地，。dì hěn zāng, xūyào dǎsǎo.The floor is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
- 地。Nóngmín zài dì lǐ zhòng le hěn duō cài.Farmers grow many vegetables in the fields.
- ，。Xiǎoxīn dì shàng yǒu shuǐ, bié huádǎo le.Careful, there is water on the ground, don't slip.
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