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地方 (dì fang): Place (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

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

earth; ground; place; land

方 • fāng • square; direction; side; method • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
fāng方

square; direction; side; method

Word Info

Pinyindì fang
Meaningplace
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 3 Words

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 地方.

Words with 地

  • 地图dì túmap
  • 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
  • 地球dì qiúearth
4.

Readings & Senses

dì fang(di fang)
1. [noun]place[HSK3][HSK 3.0 · L3]
dì fāng(di fang)
1. [noun]place; region; local area[HSK 3.0 · L6]
5.

How to Use 地方 in Sentences

Subject + Predicatewith很大
dì地
fang方
hěn很
dà大
neutral
place is very big
Verb + Objectwith去
qù去
dì地
fang方
neutral
Adjective + Nounwith好
hǎo好
dì地
fang方
neutral
Measure Word + Nounwith个
yī一
gè个
dì地
fang方
6.

Example Sentences with 地方

zhè这
ge个
dì地
fāng方
hěn很
piào漂
go to a place
good place
neutral
a place
liang亮
。
This place is very beautiful.
zhè这
ge个
dì地
fang方
hěn很
ān安
jìng静
，
shì适
hé合
kàn看
shū书
。
This place is very quiet and suitable for reading.
zhè这
ge个
dì地
fāng方
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
fēi非
cháng常
měi美
lì丽
。
The scenery of this place is very beautiful.
zhè这
ge个
dì地
fāng方
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
zhuàng状
kuàng况
，
shí实
zài在
lìng令
rén人
tóu头
téng疼
。
The traffic situation in this place is really a headache.
wǒ我
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
yí一
gè个
ān安
jìng静
de的
dì地
fāng方
kàn看
shū书
。
I want to find a quiet place to read.