character, Mandarin
Particle indicating the word preceding it is used as an adverb. (syn.) 非常短 ― fēicháng duǎn ― very short, 里, 倏地不見, 猛地回頭, 猛回头 ― měng huítóu ― to turn the head back suddenly, 非常地短 ― fēicháng de duǎn ― very short, 猛地回头 ― měng de huítóu ― to turn the head back suddenly, 很漂亮 ― hěn piàoliang ― very beautiful, 倏地不见 ― shū de bùjiàn ― to disappear suddenly, On the contrary, 猛回頭, However, The use of this particle is always optional after polysyllabic adverbs. *: 非常短 ― fēicháng duǎn ― very short *: 非常地短 ― fēicháng de duǎn ― very short
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
nei5 gwaai1 gwaai1 dei2 co5 hai2 dou6 laa3 haa2. Sit here and behave, OK?
一個一歲模樣的孩子向我們蹣跚地走來。
一个一岁模样的孩子向我们蹒跚地走来。
yī ge yī suì mó yàng de hái zi xiàng wǒ men pán shān de zǒu lái ． A roughly one-year-old child came staggering towards us.
地 [－]
Jyutping
dei2
Pinyin
dì
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
詞綴
解做平地嘅時候，用喺最後一個字嘅讀法 land (as the final syllable)
草地
草地
cou2 dei2 grassfield
波地
波地
bo1 dei2 football field
藍地
蓝地
laam4 dei2 Lam Tei, Tuen Mun
虎地
虎地
fu2 dei2 Fu Tei, Tuen Mun
鳳地
凤地
fung6 dei2 Fung Tei, Tuen Mun
蓮花地
莲花地
lin4 faa1 dei2 Lin Fa Tei, Yuen Long
雞地
鸡地
gai1 dei2 Kai Tei (near Yuen Long town centre)
油麻地
油麻地
jau4 maa4 dei2 Yau Ma Tei
跑馬地
跑马地
paau2 maa5 dei2 Happy Valley
新填地
新填地
san1 tin4 dei2 newly reclaimed land
大笪地
大笪地
daai6 daat3 dei2 commoners' night club, a kind of open space
香港地
香港地
hoeng1 gong2 dei2 a colloquial address for Hong Kong
西關地
西关地
sai1 gwaan1 dei2 a colloquial address for Xiguan, forming most of Liwan District of Canton; literally: land (beyond) the western gate
地 [－]
Jyutping
deng6
Pinyin
de
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
-ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct/earth/soil/ground/region/the base of the coffin
地 [－]
Jyutping
dei2
Pinyin
de
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
-ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct/earth/soil/ground/region/the base of the coffin
地 [－]
Jyutping
dei6
Pinyin
dì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
earth
ground
field
place
land
CL:片[pian4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
詞綴、書面語
喺形容詞或者詞組後面構成狀語，修飾後面嘅動詞或者形容詞 used postpositionally to form an adverbial phrase that then modifies the following verb or adjective
嗰個喺交通意外受傷嘅男人瞓咗喺地度。
𠮶个喺交通意外受伤嘅男人瞓咗喺地度。
go2 go3 hai2 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 sau6 soeng1 ge3 naam4 jan2 fan3 zo2 hai6 dei6 dou6. The man who was injured in the traffic accident was lying on the ground.
已經冇落雨幾個月喇，所以塊地好乾。
已经冇落雨几个月喇，所以块地好干。
ji5 ging1 mou5 lok6 jyu5 gei2 go3 jyut6 laa3, so2 ji5 faai3 dei6 hou2 gon1. It hasn't rained for several months, so the ground is dry.
廚房笪地好污糟，要抹下先至得。
厨房笪地好污糟，要抹下先至得。
cyu4 fong2 daat3 dei6 hou2 wu1 zou1, jiu3 maat3 haa5 sin1 zi3 dak1. The kitchen floor is very dirty. It needs a good sweep.
名詞
行政區域 place; locality; area
地區
地区
dei6 keoi1 area; district; region
各地
各地
gok3 dei6 various places
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Hakka
grave; tomb
character
distance; separation
車站離這三里地。
车站离这三里地。
chē zhàn lí zhè sān lǐ dì ． The bus stop is three miles away.
character
place; locality
地處
地处
dì chǔ located in
目的地
目的地
mù de dì destination
分居兩地
分居两地
fēn jū liǎng dì to live apart in two different places
character
farmland; field (Classifier: 塊／块 m c; 笪 c)
田間地頭
田间地头
tián jiān dì tóu farmland
下地幹活
下地干活
xià dì gàn huó to farm
character
place; room; space
家裡沒地兒了
家里没地儿了
jiā lǐ méi dì r5 le There is no room in my home (for that).
character
ground; floor
水泥地
水泥地
shuǐ ní dì concrete floor
這匹馬倒在地上。
这匹马倒在地上。
zhè pǐ mǎ dǎo zài dì shang ． The horse collapsed to the ground.
银包跌咗落地。
银包跌咗落地。
ngan4 baau1 dit3 zo2 lok6 dei6. The wallet fell on the ground.
character
background (behind a text or figure)
白地黑字
白地黑字
bái dì hēi zì black characters on a white background
character
status; situation; position
不敗之地
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì invincible position
設身處地
设身处地
shè shēn chǔ dì put oneself in somebody else’s position
character
land; field (Classifier: 塊／块 m c; 笪 c; 幅 c)
呢塊地
呢块地
nei1 faai3 dei6 this plot of land
character
earth
天地
天地
tiān dì heaven and earth
character, in-compounds
state of mind
心地
心地
xīn dì mind
見地
见地
jiàn dì perspective, opinion
character, in-compounds
area; region
本地
本地
běn dì local
殖民地
殖民地
zhí mín dì colony
character, Mainland-China
prefecture
地級市
地级市
dì jí shì prefecture-level city
character, Cantonese
Placed after a reduplicated adjective or stative verb to lessen its intensity.
紅紅地
红红地
hung4 hung2 dei2 kind of red
薄薄地
薄薄地
bok6 bok2 dei2 kind of thin
驚驚地
惊惊地
geng1 geng1 dei2 to be kind of scared
矮矮地
矮矮地
ai2 ai2 dei2 kind of short
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 一级词汇表 #66
HSK3 一级词汇表 #69
HSK3 一级汉字表 #41
HSK3 初等手写字表 #43
地 [－]
Jyutping
dei6
Pinyin
de
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(slang) suffix of pronouns, same as "哋"
-ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct/earth/soil/ground/region/the base of the coffin
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Mandarin
Particle indicating the word preceding it is used as an adverb. (syn.) 非常短 ― fēicháng duǎn ― very short, 里, 倏地不見, 猛地回頭, 猛回头 ― měng huítóu ― to turn the head back suddenly, 非常地短 ― fēicháng de duǎn ― very short, 猛地回头 ― měng de huítóu ― to turn the head back suddenly, 很漂亮 ― hěn piàoliang ― very beautiful, 倏地不见 ― shū de bùjiàn ― to disappear suddenly, On the contrary, 猛回頭, However, The use of this particle is always optional after polysyllabic adverbs. *: 非常短 ― fēicháng duǎn ― very short *: 非常地短 ― fēicháng de duǎn ― very short
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
你乖乖地坐喺度喇吓。
nei5 gwaai1 gwaai1 dei2 co5 hai2 dou6 laa3 haa2. Sit here and behave, OK?
一個一歲模樣的孩子向我們蹣跚地走來。
一个一岁模样的孩子向我们蹒跚地走来。
yī ge yī suì mó yàng de hái zi xiàng wǒ men pán shān de zǒu lái ． A roughly one-year-old child came staggering towards us.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我在旅行中用了地图。
我在旅行中用了地圖。
wǒ zài lǚ xíng zhōng yòng le dì tú 。
I made use of the maps during my journey.
I used a map during my trip.
Mandarin
沿着这条路直走，到第三个红绿灯的地方右转。
沿着這條路直走，到第三個紅綠燈的地方右轉。
yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zhí zǒu ， dào dì sān gè hóng lǜ dēng de dì fāng yòu zhuǎn 。
Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light.
Mandarin
月球是地球唯一的卫星。
月球是地球唯一的衞星。
yuè qiú shì dì qiú wéi yī de wèi xīng 。
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must behave one another in the spirit of brotherhood.