Chinese

地面

dìmiàn
the ground; the Earth's surface; ground level
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese地 “earth”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese也 “Particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal predicate; to be (although no…”
  • characterChinese面 “face (Classifier: 塊／块 c)”
    • simplified fromChinese麵 “flour”
      • meaningChinese麥 “general term for wheat, barley, oats, ryes, etc.”
        • soundChinese來 “to come; to arrive”
        • meaningChinese夊 “of going, slow”

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