Chinese words starting with “di”
60 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable di. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 15 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial d · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 15
- 2nd tone 2
- 3rd tone 13
- 4th tone 30
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 第一dì yī
first; number one; primary
- 地方dì fangHSK 1
area; place; space; room; territory
- 第二dì èrHSK 1
second; number two; next; secondary
- 地址dì zhǐHSK 4
address
- 地区dì qūHSK 3
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city)
- 的确dí quèHSK 4
really; indeed
- 敌人dí rénHSK 4
enemy
- 地点dì diǎnHSK 1
place; site; location; venue
- 地球dì qiúHSK 2
the earth
- 地上dì shangHSK 1
on the ground; on the floor
- 弟弟dì diHSK 1
younger brother
- 地铁dì tiěHSK 2
underground railway; subway; subway train
- 地图dì túHSK 1
map
- 底下dǐ xiaHSK 3
the location below sth; afterwards
- 地铁站dì tiě zhànHSK 2
subway station
All 60 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 第一手 | dì yī shǒu | b,d,n | first-hand | |
| 52 | 笛子 | dí zi | n | bamboo flute | |
| 53 | 第一线 | dì yī xiàn | n | front line; forefront | |
| 54 | 敌视 | dí shì | v,vn | hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against | |
| 55 | 底子 | dǐ zi | n | base; foundation; bottom | |
| 56 | 地势 | dì shì | n | terrain; topography relief | |
| 57 | 堤坝 | dī bà | n | dam; dike | |
| 58 | 底蕴 | dǐ yùn | n | inside information; concrete details | |
| 59 | 递增 | dì zēng | v | to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive | |
| 60 | 低碳 | dī tàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) |
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