地方
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
地方 (dìfang) · place
地方 (dìfang) means “place”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 方 (square). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 地方 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)
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这个地方很漂亮。Zhège dìfang hěn piàoliang.This place is very beautiful.
你住在什么地方？Nǐ zhù zài shénme dìfang?Where do you live?
这家报纸是地方报纸。Zhè jiā bàozhǐ shì dìfāng bàozhǐ.This newspaper is a local paper.
你喜欢吃地方小吃吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī dìfāng xiǎochī ma?Do you like local snacks?
Questions about 地方
What does 地方 mean?
地方 (dìfang) means “place”.
How do you pronounce 地方?
地方 is pronounced dìfang.
Which HSK level is 地方?
地方 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 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
- 地区dìqūregion
Learn 地方 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.