地方 dìfang▶ local

Stroke order

地方 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 地 — 6 strokes
• 方 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. region
2. regional (away from the central administration)
3. local

Example sentences

• 这个地方很漂亮。Zhège dìfang hěn piàoliang.This place is beautiful.
• 你喜欢什么地方？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme dìfang?What place do you like?

Related words

• 北方norte
• 地图Mapa
• 地铁metro
• 方便conveniente
• 地
• 地址dirección

地方 is pronounced dìfang and means “local”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 地方 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.