当地
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
当地 (dāngdì) · local
当地 (dāngdì) means “local”. It is written with 2 characters: 当 (to be) + 地 (adverb particle (-ly)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 当地 is built
The characters
当 dāng · to be
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
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)
Example sentences
我们去吃当地的菜吧。Wǒmen qù chī dāngdì de cài ba.Let's go and eat the local food.
当地的天气怎么样？Dāngdì de tiānqì zěnmeyàng?What is the local weather like?
Questions about 当地
What does 当地 mean?
当地 (dāngdì) means “local”.
How do you pronounce 当地?
当地 is pronounced dāngdì.
Which HSK level is 当地?
当地 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 当然dāngránof course
- 当中dāngzhōngamong
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 当心dāngxīnto be careful
- 上当shàngdàngto be fooled
- 不敢当bùgǎndāngyou flatter me
- 充当chōngdāngto act as
Learn 当地 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.