地道
dìdào
tunnel; underground passage
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 影片中的地道系统错综复杂，象征着城市被压抑的历史记忆。 Yǐngpiàn zhōng de dìdào xìtǒng cuòzōng fùzá, xiàngzhēng zhe chéngshì bèi yāyì de lìshǐ jìyì. The tunnel system in the film is intricate and symbolises the city's suppressed historical memory.
- 参观时，导游带我们走进了一条昏暗的地道。 Cānguān shí, dǎoyóu dài wǒmen zǒu jìn le yì tiáo hūn'àn de dìdào. During the visit, the guide led us into a dim tunnel.
- 老鼠在墙边挖了一条小地道。 Lǎoshǔ zài qiáng biān wā le yì tiáo xiǎo dìdào. A mouse dug a little tunnel beside the wall.
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