地址
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
地址 (dìzhǐ) · address
地址 (dìzhǐ) means “address”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 址 (location). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 地址 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)
址 zhǐ · location
What 址 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 止 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请写下你的地址。Qǐng xiě xià nǐ de dìzhǐ.Please write down your address.
你家的地址是什么？Nǐ jiā de dìzhǐ shì shénme?What is your home address?
Questions about 地址
What does 地址 mean?
地址 (dìzhǐ) means “address”.
How do you pronounce 地址?
地址 is pronounced dìzhǐ.
Which HSK level is 地址?
地址 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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 地址 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.