China’s terrain is high in the west and low in the east.
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How 地势 is built
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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.
势shìpower
执to execute · zhíSound part
力strength · lìMeaning part
力 hints at the meaning (strength); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.
How to write 地势
地 6 strokes · 势 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 地势 (dìshì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
地势 (dìshì) means “terrain” or “topography”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dìshì: dì with a 4th tone, then shì with a 4th 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, 地势 is written 地勢. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 地势 from the suggestions. Typing dishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
地势 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
地dì4th tone, falling
