Chinese word

地图

Pronunciation

Pinyindì tú

Meaning

  • nounmap

Example

请给我一张地图。qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng dì tú

Please give me a map.

Illustration for 地图 (map)

More examples

我们用地图找路。wǒ men yòng dì tú zhǎo lù

We use a map to find our way.

Core concept

A flat picture that turns a real area into visible locations, shapes, and routes.

Common phrases

  • 看地图kàn dì tú

    look at a map

  • 一张地图yì zhāng dì tú

    a map

  • 在地图上zài dì tú shàng

    on the map

Similar words

地方dì fāng: A specific place or region, including a town, neighborhood, or district.
路lù: A road that people or vehicles use to travel from one place to another.

Definition in Chinese

以平面图形式表示特定区域内建筑、道路和设施布局，既可指整体地形图也可指局部的案内图。yǐ píng miàn tú xíng shì biǎo shì tè dìng qū yù nèi jiàn zhù dào lù hé shè shī bù jú jì kě zhǐ zhéng tǐ dì xíng tú yě kě zhǐ jú bù de àn nèi tú

Word origin

地图 (dìtú, "map") combines 地 (dì, "ground") with 图 (tú, "picture"), making a picture of the ground or a place.

Usage tips

  • English uses map as both a noun and a verb, but 地图 (dìtú, "map") is only a noun, so Chinese uses other wording for the action of making one.

Other meanings

  • guide mapnoun
  • relief mapnoun

Related words

  • 电子地图diàn zi dì túelectronic mapnoun
  • 地图册dì tú cèatlasnoun

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