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地上 (dì shang): On the ground (s) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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地 • dì • earth; ground; place; land • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
dì地

earth; ground; place; land

上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng上

up; above

Word Info

Pinyindì shang
Meaningon the ground
Characters2
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 地上.

Words with 地
  • 地图dì túmap
  • 地方dì fangplace
  • 地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
  • 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
  • 草地cǎo dìlawn
  • 各地gè dìin all parts of (a country)
  • 地址dì zhǐaddress
  • 地点dì diǎnlocation
Words with 上
  • 上午shàng wǔmorning
  • 上学shàng xuéto go to school
  • 上课shàng kèto go to class
  • 上去shàng quto go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
  • 上班shàng bānstart work
  • 上面shàng miànon top of
  • 早上zǎo shangearly morning
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 地上

    qǐng请
    bāng帮
    wǒ我
    shí拾
    qǔ取
    dì地
    shàng上
    de的
    shū书
    。
    Please help me pick up the book on the floor.
    yào钥
    shi匙
    diào掉
    zài在
    dì地
    shang上
    le了
    。
    tā她
    wān弯
    yāo腰
    jiǎn捡
    qǐ起
    dì地
    shàng上
    de的
    shū
    tā他
    jiǎn捡
    qǐ起
    le了
    dì地
    shàng上
    de的
    qián钱
    bāo
    yuè月
    guāng光
    xià下
    ，
    shù树
    de的
    yǐng影
    zi子
    zài在
    wǒ我
    zhàn站
    zài在
    dì地
    shàng上
    。
    I stand on the ground.
    The keys fell on the ground.
    书
    。
    She bent over to pick up the book on the floor.
    包
    。
    He picked up the wallet on the ground.
    dì地
    shàng上
    qīng轻
    qīng轻
    yáo摇
    huàng晃
    。
    Under the moonlight, the tree's shadow sways gently on the ground.