地毯
dìtǎn
carpet
Characters in this word
毯 tǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 毛 — hair, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 会场铺上厚厚的地毯后，脚步声被吸收，讨论显得更为私密。 Huìchǎng pū shàng hòu hòu de dìtǎn hòu, jiǎobù shēng bèi xīshōu, tǎolùn xiǎnde gèng wéi sīmì. After the venue was laid with thick carpet, footsteps were absorbed and the discussion felt more private.
- 小猫喜欢躺在软软的地毯上睡觉。 Xiǎomāo xǐhuan tǎng zài ruǎnruǎn de dìtǎn shàng shuìjiào. The kitten likes to lie on the soft carpet and sleep.
- 客人来之前，妈妈把地毯仔细吸了一遍。 Kèrén lái zhīqián, māma bǎ dìtǎn zǐxì xī le yí biàn. Before the guests came, Mom vacuumed the carpet carefully.
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