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爹地

diē dì · die di

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Meaning

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  1. daddy (loanword)
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Daddy the bear

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)怎么(zěnme)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)爸爸(bàba)？

    Dengdeng, what did you call your dad when you were little?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)叫(jiào)他(tā)“爹地(diēdì)”，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)看过(kànguò)一个(yīgè)动画片(dònghuàpiàn)。

    I called him daddy, because I watched a cartoon.

  3. Liangliang

    动画片(dònghuàpiàn)里(lǐ)的(de)爹地(diēdì)是(shì)什么(shénme)样(yàng)的(de)？

    What was the daddy in the cartoon like?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一(yī)只(zhī)会(huì)做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)大熊(dàxióng)。

    A big bear who could cook.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)爹地(diēdì)也(yě)会(huì)做饭(zuòfàn)吗(ma)？

    Can your daddy cook too?

  6. Dengdeng

    会(huì)！所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)说(shuō)：爹地(diēdì)，我(wǒ)饿(è)了(le)！

    Yes! So every day I say: daddy, I'm hungry!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爹(diē)地(dì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)讲(jiǎng)有(yǒu)趣(qù)的(de)事(shì)。

Daddy loves to say funny things.

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02

小(xiǎo)女(nǚ)孩(hái)跑(pǎo)过(guò)去(qù)抱(bào)住(zhù)爹(diē)地(dì)的(de)腿(tuǐ)。

The little girl ran over and hugged Daddy's leg.

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