地势
dìshì
terrain; topography
Characters in this word
势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于地势北高南低，雨季的洪水往往沿着旧河道迅速汇集。 Yóuyú dìshì běi gāo nán dī, yǔjì de hóngshuǐ wǎngwǎng yánzhe jiù hédào xùnsù huìjí. Because the terrain is higher in the north and lower in the south, floodwater in the rainy season often quickly gathers along the old river channels.
- 这个村子地势很低，一下大雨路上就积水。 Zhège cūnzi dìshì hěn dī, yí xià dàyǔ lùshang jiù jīshuǐ. This village lies low, so the roads flood whenever it rains heavily.
- 我们选了一块地势高的地方搭帐篷。 Wǒmen xuǎn le yí kuài dìshì gāo de dìfang dā zhàngpeng. We chose a spot on high ground to pitch the tent.
Related words
- 地 de particle linking an adverbial to a verb (-ly)
- 地 dì ground, earth; place
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 地方 dìfang place
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 地图 dìtú map
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn
- 地球 dìqiú Earth
- 地铁 dìtiě subway
- 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 当地 dāngdì local