地

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Pronunciation : dì

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Meaning :
  1. the earth. (n)
  2. land; soil; ground. (n)
  3. place; locality; area. (n)
Radical : 土
Strokes : 6
Traditional : 地
Usage : 79.8%
Notes : also as de
Sentences:
1. The earth moves (or revolves) round the sun.
dì qiú rào zhe tài yáng zhuàn 。
地 球 绕 着 太 阳 转 。

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地球 : the earth
绕 : go around, to wind (around)
着 : verb plus 着 placed before another verb, indicating an accompanying action or state
太阳 : sun
转 : turn
2. A ball is rolling on the ground.
yí gè qiú zài dì shàng gǔn 。
一 个 球 在 地 上 滚 。

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一 : one
个 : measure word
球 : ball
在 : at, on
地 : ground
上 : on top
滚 : roll
3. This land is too dry.
zhè kuài dì tài gān le 。
这 块 地 太 干 了 。

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这 : this
块 : measure word
地 : land, ground
太 : too
干 : dry
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
4. The space is too narrow/small.
zhè dì fāng tài xiǎo 。
这 地 方 太 小 。

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这 : this
地方 : place
太 : too
小 : small
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November 20th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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