地方dì fangplace; location; area; space
地方 (dì fang) means "place," "location," "area," or "space," as in 这个地方很漂亮 (this place is very beautiful) and 你住在什么地方 (what place do you live in?). It also means "aspect" or "part," as in 这个问题有一个地方我不明白 (there is one part of this question I don't understand).
What does 地方 mean?
- 1.
place; location; area; spacenoun
- 2.
aspect; partnoun
What do the characters in 地方 mean?
- 地place
- 方place
How do you use 地方?
See it in 这个地方很漂亮, 你住在什么地方 and 这个问题有一个地方我不明白.
Patterns
这个 + 地方
这个地方很漂亮。
Zhège dì fang hěn piàoliang.
This place is very beautiful.
什么 + 地方
你住在什么地方?
Nǐ zhù zài shénme dì fang?
What place do you live in?
What are some examples of 地方 in a sentence?
How is 地方 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你去过这个地方吗?
Nǐ qùguo zhège dìfang ma?
Have you been to this place?
- Speaker B:
去过,那里很漂亮。
Qùguo, nàlǐ hěn piàoliang.
I have been there. It is very beautiful there.
- Speaker A:
我也想去。
Wǒ yě xiǎng qù.
I want to go too.
- Speaker B:
我们明天一起去吧。
Wǒmen míngtiān yìqǐ qù ba.
Let's go together tomorrow.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.