地点
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 4
地点 (dìdiǎn) · location
地点 (dìdiǎn) means “location; place”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 点 (point). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 地点 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)
点 diǎn · point
What 点 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
开会的地点在哪儿？Kāihuì de dìdiǎn zài nǎr?Where is the meeting being held?
我们见面的地点是车站。Wǒmen jiànmiàn de dìdiǎn shì chēzhàn.Our meeting place is the station.
Questions about 地点
What does 地点 mean?
地点 (dìdiǎn) means “location; place”.
How do you pronounce 地点?
地点 is pronounced dìdiǎn.
Which HSK level is 地点?
地点 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 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
- 地区dìqūregion
Learn 地点 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.