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工地

gōng dì · gong di

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. construction site
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My noisy alarm clock

  1. Dengdeng

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)工地(gōngdì)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)吵(chǎo)？

    Why is the construction site downstairs so noisy?

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)盖(gài)新楼(xīnlóu)，工地(gōngdì)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)七点(qīdiǎn)开工(kāigōng)。

    They are building a new building. The site starts work at seven every morning.

  3. Dengdeng

    七点(qīdiǎn)？我(wǒ)八点(bādiǎn)才(cái)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Seven? I don't get up until eight.

  4. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，工地(gōngdì)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)就是(jiùshì)你的(nǐde)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    No problem. The sound of the site is your alarm clock.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)球(qiú)越(yuè)过(guò)了(le)栅(zhà)栏(lán)，掉(diào)到(dào)了(le)工(gōng)地(dì)里(lǐ)。

Our ball went over the fence and landed on the building site.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)地(dì)上(shàng)工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)都(dōu)戴(dài)着(zhe)安(ān)全(quán)帽(mào)。

The workers on the construction site are all wearing safety helmets.

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