Meaning of 地面
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- floor
- ground
- surface
How to use 地面
地面 is a noun for the ground outdoors or the floor surface indoors, and it often appears in more formal or descriptive language. It is common in phrases like 地面很滑 or 地面上. Example: 下雨以后，地面很滑。(Xià yǔ yǐhòu, dìmiàn hěn huá.) After it rains, the ground is slippery.
地 (dì) means earth or ground, and 面 (miàn) means face or surface. Put them together and you get the face of the earth: the ground or floor you stand on.
Common mistake: Learners often use 地面 where 地上 (dìshang) sounds more natural in casual speech. For example, 东西掉在地上了 is more natural than using 地面 for something that simply fell on the floor. Also keep the fourth tone on both syllables: dìmiàn, not dìmián.
地面 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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地 de · -ly · 6 strokes
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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 地面.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 地图 | dìtú | map |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
Questions about 地面
What does 地面 mean?
地面 (dìmiàn) means "floor; ground" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 地面?
地面 is made of 2 characters: 地 (6 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 地面 an HSK word?
Yes. 地面 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 地面 and 地板?
地板 (dìbǎn) usually means the floorboards or flooring material inside a building. 地面 is broader. It can mean any ground or floor surface, indoors or outdoors.
Can 地面 mean something other than the physical ground?
Yes. It can mean ground level as opposed to the air or underground, as in 地面交通 (dìmiàn jiāotōng), surface transportation. In some contexts it can also mean a local area, though this use is less common.