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地下

dì xià · di xia

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Meaning

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  1. underground
  2. subterranean
  3. covert
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Where is the car?

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)车(chē)在(zài)地下(dìxià)停车场(tíngchēchǎng)。

    My car is in the underground car park.

  2. Dengdeng

    地下(dìxià)一层(yīcéng)还是(háishi)地下(dìxià)二层(èrcéng)？

    Underground level one or level two?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)记得(jìde)了(le)，地下(dìxià)太(tài)黑(hēi)，每(měi)层(céng)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)。

    I do not remember. It is dark underground and every level looks the same.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)地下(dìxià)二层(èrcéng)找(zhǎo)吧(ba)。

    Let's look on underground level two.

  5. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，我的(wǒde)车(chē)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)，就(jiù)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)！

    Wait, my car is outside, right at the door!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)把(bǎ)地(dì)下(xià)室(shì)改(gǎi)成(chéng)了(le)健(jiàn)身(shēn)房(fáng)。

They converted the basement into a gym.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)动(dòng)物(wù)平(píng)时(shí)生(shēng)活(huó)在(zài)地(dì)下(xià)。

This kind of animal usually lives underground.

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地
dì

earth; ground

下
xià

down; downwards

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