地下
HSK 4 (2021)
地下 (dìxià) · underground
地下 (dìxià) means “underground; basement”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 地下 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
地下停车场在哪儿？Dìxià tíngchēchǎng zài nǎr?Where is the underground car park?
这个商店在地下一层。Zhège shāngdiàn zài dìxià yī céng.This shop is on the first basement floor.
Questions about 地下
What does 地下 mean?
地下 (dìxià) means “underground; basement”.
How do you pronounce 地下?
地下 is pronounced dìxià.
Which HSK level is 地下?
地下 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
Learn 地下 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.