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地板 meaning in English

dìbǎn

floor

HSK 6noun14 strokes

Meaning of 地板

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dìbǎn
  1. floor

How to use 地板

地板 refers to the floor surface inside a building, often wooden or tiled. It is common when talking about cleaning, housework, or home decoration. Example: 我每天拖地板。(Wǒ měitiān tuō dìbǎn.) I mop the floor every day.

地 (dì) means ground and 板 (bǎn) means board or plank. Put boards over the ground and you get a floor, 地板 (dìbǎn).

Common mistake: Learners often use 地板 to mean a floor level of a building, but that is 楼 (lóu) or 层 (céng), as in 三楼 (sān lóu) third floor. Also keep the third tone on 板 (bǎn) and do not confuse it with 版 (bǎn), which means edition or printing plate.

地板 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

地dì板bǎn上shàng全quán是shì血xuè。
The floor was covered with blood.
他tā试shì了le试shì在zài地dì板bǎn上shàng睡shuì觉jiào。
He tried to sleep on the floor.
那nà些xiē钱qián藏cáng了le在zài地dì板bǎn下xià面miàn。
The money was hidden beneath the floorboards.
他tā的de书shū掉diào在zài地dì板bǎn上shàng了le。
He dropped his books on the floor.
她tā的de卡kǎ拜bài尔ěr裙qún在zài浴yù室shì地dì板bǎn上shàng。
Her Kabyle dress is on the bathroom floor.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

地 de · -ly · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

板 bǎn · board · 8 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 地板.

地方dìfangregion; regional (away from the central administration)
地上dìshangon the ground; on the floor
地点dìdiǎnplace; site
地图dìtúmap
地球dìqiúthe earth
地铁dìtiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
草地cǎodìlawn; meadow
外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one is
地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
老板lǎobǎnboss; proprietor
地区dìqūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system

Questions about 地板

What does 地板 mean?

地板 (dìbǎn) means "floor" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 地板?

地板 is made of 2 characters: 地 (6 strokes), 板 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 地板 an HSK word?

Yes. 地板 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 地板 and 地上?

地板 is a noun for the floor itself as a surface or material. 地上 (dìshang) means on the ground or on the floor and describes location, as in 书掉在地上了 (shū diào zài dìshang le), the book fell on the floor.

What verbs often go with 地板?

Common ones are 拖 (tuō) to mop, 扫 (sǎo) to sweep, 擦 (cā) to wipe, and 铺 (pū) to lay or install. For example, 铺地板 (pū dìbǎn) means to put in flooring.

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