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Underground in Chinese: 地下 (dì xià)

dì xià

underground

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Definitions

  1. 1underground
  2. 2subterranean
  3. 3covert

Stroke order

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下

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ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个城市有很方便的地下火车。

    zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn fāng biàn de dì xià huǒ chē。

    This city has very convenient underground trains.

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Related words

下

xià

down

地

de

-ly

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

地方

dì fāng

region

地铁

dì tiě

underground railway

地图

dì tú

map

当地

dāng dì

local

地球

dì qiú

the earth

地址

dì zhǐ

address

地道

dì dào

tunnel

地理

dì lǐ

geography

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