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地下 (dì xià): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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地下 (dì xià): Underground (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

地下 consists of 2 characters.

...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]

Example Sentences with 地下

dì地

xià下

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

yǐ已

jīng经

kū枯

jié竭

。

The groundwater resources have been depleted.

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

yǒu有

fā发

dá达

de的

dì地

dì地

xià下

shì室

chū出

xiàn现

le了

shèn渗

shuǐ水

wèn问

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gōng工

rén人

zhèng正

zài在

pū铺

shè设

dì地

xià

下

jiāo交

tōng通

xì系

tǒng统

。

This city has a well-developed underground transportation system.

tí

题

。

Water seepage problem appeared in the basement

xià下

diàn电

lǎn缆

。

Workers are laying underground cables

méi煤

kuàng矿

gōng工

rén人

měi每

tiān天

zài在

dì地

xià下

gōng工

zuò作

。

Coal miners work underground every day.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

wā挖

jué掘

dì地

xià下

guǎn管

dào道

。

Workers are excavating underground pipes.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

bǎ把

chē车

tíng停

zài在

dì地

xià下

chē车

kù库

。

He parks his car in the underground garage every day.

yǔ雨

bù不

duàn断

dì地

xià下

zhe着

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

dài待

zài在

jiā家

lǐ里

。

The rain kept falling, so we had to stay at home.

zhè这

ge个

shè设

bèi备

kě可

yǐ以

tàn探

cè测

dì地

xià下

shì是

fǒu否

yǒu有

jīn金

shǔ属

。

This device can detect whether there is metal underground.

zhè这

ge个

fàn犯

zuì罪

tuán团

huǒ伙

de的

cháo巢

xué穴

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zài在

chéng城

shì市

de的

dì地

xià下

shì室

lǐ里

。

The criminal gang's lair is hidden in the basement of the city.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 地下.

Words with 地

地图dì túHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
地铁dì tiěHSK 3
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4
地球dì qiúHSK 4
产地chǎn dì
余地yú dì

Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
上下shàng xià
下乡xià xiāng
下令xià lìng
下单xià dān
下去xià qu