地道

dì dào · di dao/dì dao · di dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

dì dào 地道

  1. tunnel
  2. causeway

dì dao 地道

  1. authentic
  2. genuine
  3. proper

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)样(yàng)说(shuō)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)更(gèng)加(jiā)地(dì)道(dao)呢(ne)?

Is it more idiomatic if I say it like this?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)希(xī)望(wàng)可(kě)以(yǐ)说(shuō)一(yì)口(kǒu)地(dì)道(dao)的(de)中(zhōng)文(wén)。

I really hope that I can speak authentic Chinese.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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