ground; floor; area
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Meanings
4 senses · 9 examplesnoun
the earth's surface; ground
Refers to the physical surface of the land or earth.
Fēi飞
jī机
zhèng正
zài在
jù距
lí离
dì地
miàn面
yī一
wàn万
mǐ米
de的
gāo高
kōng空
fēi飞
xíng行
。
The airplane is flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters above the ground.
Dì地
miàn面
wēn温
dù度
hěn很
gāo高
。
The ground temperature is very high.
noun
floor (of a building)
Refers to the floor surface inside a building, often specifying the material.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
pū铺
de的
shì是
mù木
dì地
miàn板
。
Their home has wooden floors.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
diǎn点
，
dì地
miàn面
yǒu有
diǎn点
huá滑
。
Be careful, the floor is a bit slippery.
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Zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
de的
dì地
miàn面
xū需
yào要
qīng清
jié洁
le了
。
The floor of this room needs to be cleaned.
noun
area; region (esp. administrative)
informalInformal, often refers to a specific administrative area or region.
Wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
jìn进
rù入
Hé河
běi北
dì地
miàn面
le了
。
We have already entered Hebei province.
Tā他
shì是
fù负
zé责
zhè这
piàn片
dì地
miàn面
de的
mín民
jǐng警
。
He is the police officer responsible for this area.
noun
locality; local area
informalInformal, used with the suffix '儿', refers specifically to the immediate locality.
Tā他
zài在
dāng当
dì地
er儿
shàng上
rèn认
shi识
hěn很
duō多
rén人
。
He knows a lot of people in the locality.
Dì地
miàn面
er儿
shàng上
de的
shì事
er儿
tā他
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
。
He knows everything that happens locally.