地

dì

HSK 13 readings

“-ly” in Chinese is 地 (dì).

Other characters with the syllable di: see all 16 →

Meaning

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

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ground
field
place
land

Example

树倒在了地上。

The tree fell to the ground.

From 地上 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

dìearth / ground / field / place / land
de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 地

地点dìdiǎnplaceHSK 1 地上dìshangon the groundHSK 1 地图dìtúmapHSK 1 草地cǎodìlawnHSK 2 地球dìqiúthe earthHSK 2 地铁dìtiěunderground railway; subwayHSK 2 外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one isHSK 2 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway stationHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

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