地

de/dì · di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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de 地

  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

dì 地

  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land
  6. CL:片 (piàn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)走(zǒu)进(jìn)了(le)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He slowly walked into the room.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)高(gāo)兴(xìng)地(de)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)跑(pǎo)。

The children happily ran on the grass.

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