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title: "Shidi Meaning: 实地 (on-site) or 湿地 (wetland)?"
description: "实地 (traditional 實地, shídì) means “on-site; on the spot; in the field”. Not the shidi you heard? See 湿地. Hear its tones, see what 实 and 地 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shidi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 实地 mean?

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实地 shídì

## on-site; on the spot; in the field

## Its characters

1. 实 shí real
2. 地 dì earth

## In a sentence

我们需要去实地看一看。 We need to go and see it on site.

[More about 实地](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%9E%E5%9C%B0)

## Other words said shidi

- [湿地shīdìwetland](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B9%BF%E5%9C%B0)

## More words with 实 or 地

- [本地 běndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bendi)
- [草地 cǎodì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caodi)
- [产地 chǎndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chandi)
- [场地 chǎngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdi)
- [充实 chōngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongshi)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [当地 dāngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdi)
- [地板 dìbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diban)
- [地步 dìbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dibu)
- [地带 dìdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didai)

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