地 · de · -ly
Learn the Chinese character 地 with its source-linked HSK 2 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
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- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 地.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
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HSK vocabulary
Words with 地
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 地.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 地de-ly
- 地铁dìtiěunderground railway
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地dì-ly
- 地点dìdiǎnplace
- 地方dìfangregion
- 地图dìtúmap
- 外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one is
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地址dìzhǐaddress
- 各地gèdìin all parts of (a country)
- 目的地mùdìdìdestination (location)
- 本地běndìlocal
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 地理dìlǐgeography
- 地面dìmiànfloor
- 地区dìqūregion
- 地位dìwèiposition
- 地下dìxiàunderground
- 地震dìzhènearthquake
- 陆地lùdìdry land (as opposed to the sea)
- 土地tǔdìland
- 遍地biàndìeverywhere
- 产地chǎndìsource (of a product)
- 场地chǎngdìspace
- 大地dàdìearth
- 地道dìdaotunnel
- 地方dìfāngregion
- 地形dìxíngtopography
- 地域dìyùarea
- 地质dìzhìgeology
- 工地gōngdìconstruction site
- 基地jīdìal-Qaeda
- 空地kòngdìair-to-surface (missile)
- 落地luòdìto fall to the ground
- 特地tèdìspecially
- 种地zhòngdìto farm
- 暗地里àndìlǐsecretly
- 冰天雪地bīngtiān-xuědìa world of ice and snow
- 地板dìbǎnfloor
- 地步dìbùstage
- 地带dìdàizone
- 地道dìdàotunnel
- 地段dìduànsection
- 地势dìshìterrain
- 地毯dìtǎncarpet
- 地下水dìxiàshuǐgroundwater
- 地狱dìyùhell
- 发源地fāyuándìplace of origin
- 翻天覆地fāntiān-fùdìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom)
- 房地产fángdìchǎnreal estate
- 耕地gēngdìarable land
- 脚踏实地jiǎotāshídìto have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom)
- 惊天动地jīngtiān-dòngdì(idiom) world-shaking
- 境地jìngdìcircumstances
- 就地jiùdìlocally
- 开天辟地kāitiān-pìdìto split heaven and earth apart (idiom)
- 绿地lǜdìgreen area (e.g. urban park or garden)
- 墓地mùdìcemetery
- 内地nèidìJapan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
- 盆地péndì(geography) basin
- 湿地shīdìwetland
- 实地shídìon-site
- 随时随地suíshí-suídìanytime and anywhere
- 天长地久tiāncháng-dìjiǔenduring while the world lasts (idiom)
- 天地tiāndìheaven and earth
- 天经地义tiānjīng-dìyìlit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom)
- 因地制宜yīndì-zhìyí(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 余地yúdìmargin
- 阵地zhèndì(military) position
- 质地zhìdìtexture
Real usage
Example sentences with 地
Published HSK 2 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 2 course context containing 地 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 地
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 地 mean in Chinese?
地 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: -ly.
How do you pronounce 地?
地 is shown as de.
Is 地 an HSK 2 character?
Yes. 地 is HSK 2 recognition character #15.
Can I practise writing 地?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 2 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 71 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 2 recognition character #15.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.