Add to Chrome (opens the Chrome Web Store in a new tab)

What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 地道 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

地道 dìdao

authentic; genuine

It can also mean

  • up to standard; proper
  • tunnel; underground passage

Its characters

  1. 地 dì earth
  2. 道 dào road

In a sentence

这条地道通往河对岸。 This tunnel leads to the other side of the river.

外婆说的是地道的湖南话,手机上显示的文字往往乱七八糟,十句里能猜出两三句就不错了。

From 六十秒 · Sixty Seconds: a Chinese short story

More about 地道

More words with 地 or 道

Keep 地道 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

Look up another word

See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

Type pinyin with tone marks

The best free tools for Chinese tones