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地势

dì shì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 地勢

地势 (dì shì) means "terrain; topography relief". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 地势 means

1. terrain
2. topography relief

The characters in 地势

• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 势shìpower; influence; potential

Example sentences

• 显然地势必要做些什么。
  Xiǎnrán dìshì bìyào zuò xiē shénme.
  It is clear what must be done.
• 天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
  As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.

Sounds the same

Read dì shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 地市prefecture-level administrative jurisdiction…
• 谛视to look carefully

Where 地势 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dǎo–dì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dì shì correctly.
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