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地上

dìshang

on the ground, on the floor

HSK 1 · Topic “Where is it?” Position & direction
on the ground, on the floor
Memory picture

Characters in this word

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 书在地上。 Shū zài dìshang. The book is on the floor.
  • 猫在地上睡觉。 Māo zài dìshang shuìjiào. The cat is sleeping on the floor.
  • 我的衣服在地上。 Wǒ de yīfu zài dìshang. My clothes are on the floor.
  • 地上有水吗? Dìshang yǒu shuǐ ma? Is there water on the floor?
  • 地上没有你的书。 Dìshang méiyǒu nǐ de shū. Your book isn't on the floor.
  • 请看地上的字。 Qǐng kàn dìshang de zì. Please look at the characters on the floor.
  • 地上很干净。 Dìshang hěn gānjìng. The floor is very clean.
  • 老师坐在地上。 Lǎoshī zuò zài dìshang. The teacher is sitting on the floor.
  • 谁的手机在地上? Shéi de shǒujī zài dìshang? Whose phone is on the floor?
  • 雨后地上有水。 Yǔ hòu dìshang yǒu shuǐ. There is water on the ground after the rain.

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