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地道

dì dao

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

地道 (dì dao) means "authentic, genuine (of food/language)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 地道 means

1. authentic
2. genuine
3. proper

Other readings

地道 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dì dàotunnel; causeway

The characters in 地道

• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…

Example sentences

• 她大方地道歉。
  She had the decency to apologize.

Words containing 地道

• 天公地道tiān gōng dì dàoabsolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

Where 地道 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Geography, Places & Social Position (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dì dao correctly.
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