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特地

tè dì · te di

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Meaning

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  1. specially
  2. for a special purpose
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Dumplings delivery

  1. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)来(lái)了(le)？

    Huh, why did you come?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)特地(tèdì)来(lái)给(gěi)你(nǐ)送(sòng)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    I came specially to bring you dumplings.

  3. Liangliang

    特地(tèdì)送来(sònglái)的(de)？你家(nǐjiā)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)吧(ba)。

    Specially for that? Your home is far from here.

  4. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)了(le)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)的(de)地铁(dìtiě)呢(ne)。

    I took the subway for an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)吃完(chīwán)晚饭(wǎnfàn)了(le)。

    Thanks! But I just finished dinner.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)明天早上(míngtiānzǎoshang)吃(chī)，我(wǒ)特地(tèdì)多(duō)包(bāo)了(le)一些(yīxiē)。

    No problem, eat them tomorrow morning. I made extra on purpose.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)这(zhè)次(cì)的(de)测(cè)试(shì)，我(wǒ)特(tè)地(dì)买(mǎi)了(le)电(diàn)压(yā)测(cè)试(shì)仪(yí)。

For this test, I bought a voltage tester.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by El_mas_capo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)特(tè)地(dì)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)，为(wèi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)顿(dùn)丰(fēng)盛(shèng)的(de)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Mom got up early specially to make me a hearty breakfast.

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