Chinese word

特地

Pronunciation

Pinyintè dì

Meaning

  • adverbspecially

Example

我特地为你买了礼物。wǒ tè dì wèi nǐ mǎi le lǐ wù

I bought a gift especially for you.

Illustration for 特地 (specially)

More examples

老师特地给我们讲解了这个难点。lǎo shī tè dì gěi wǒ men jiáng jiě le zhè ge nán diǎn

The teacher specially explained this difficult point to us.

Core concept

An action deliberately set apart to serve a particular purpose.

Common phrases

  • 特地说明tè dì shuō míng

    explain specially

  • 特地通知tè dì tōng zhī

    notify specially

  • 特地安排tè dì ān pái

    arrange specially

Similar words

特意tè yì: Intentionally doing something with a particular purpose in mind.
专门zhuān mén: Doing something especially for a particular purpose or person.
专程zhuān chéng: Traveling somewhere especially to carry out a particular purpose.
故意gù yì: Choosing to do something deliberately rather than by accident.

Definition in Chinese

表示为达到某个目的而特意去做某事，含有刻意安排或费心的意味，通常用作副词修饰动作。biǎo shì wèi dá dào mǒu gè mù dì ér tè yì qù zuò mǒu shì hán yǒu kè yì ān pái huò fèi xīn de yì wèi tōng cháng yòng zuò fù cí xiū shì dòng zuò

Word origin

特 (tè, "special") combines with 地 (de, "adverbial suffix") to express doing something in a special manner.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it often appears before a verb when explaining an extra favor, preparation, or trip made for a particular person or purpose.

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