HSK 4 · Places

地点 dìdiǎn “place” in Chinese

Traditional 地點

What 地点 means

  1. place
  2. location
  3. site
  4. venue

Measure word 个 gè · 一个地点 yí ge dìdiǎn

How to say 地点

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale地dì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

地点 in a sentence

  1. 集合地点是哪儿？

    Jíhé dìdiǎn shì nǎr?

    Where’s the meeting point?

    Sentence #5153278 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 地点在瑞士。

    Dìdiǎn zài Ruìshì.

    The venue is in Switzerland.

    Sentence #13519353 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 地点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 地 (dì) with each of its parts in a different colour
地dìearth
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 也also · yěSound part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 也 (yě) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.

Memory aidEarth 土 gives the meaning: the ground, a place.

The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 地点

地 6 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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地点 (dìdiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 地点 (dìdiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 地点

Words with 地

地dì · earth地方dìfang · place地铁dìtiě · subway地图dìtú · map外地wàidì · another part of the country草地cǎodì · lawn地址dìzhǐ · address地球dìqiú · the earth当地dāngdì · local地区dìqū · region

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments观点guāndiǎn · point of view

More words: Places & Directions

餐厅cāntīng · dining hall厕所cèsuǒ · toilet厨房chúfáng · kitchen大使馆dàshǐguǎn · embassy地址dìzhǐ · address郊区jiāoqū · suburban district加油站jiāyóuzhàn · petrol station客厅kètīng · drawing room (room for arriving guests)

FAQs

地点 (dìdiǎn) means “place” or “location”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it dìdiǎn: dì with a 4th tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 地点 is written 地點. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one place is 一个地点 (yí ge dìdiǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type didian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 地点 from the suggestions. Typing didian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
地点 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.