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title: "Tedi Meaning: 特地 (tèdì) Means “specially”"
description: "特地 (tèdì) means “specially; for a special purpose”. Hear its tones, see what 特 and 地 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tedi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 特地 mean?

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特地 tèdì

## specially; for a special purpose

## Its characters

1. 特 tè specially
2. 地 dì earth

## In a sentence

他特地从外地赶来参加婚礼。 He came all the way from out of town specially for the wedding.

2011年，一家国际连锁酒店为中国客人推出了专门的服务，房间里**特地**准备了水壶。

From [中国人为什么爱喝热水？ · Why do Chinese people drink hot water?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-drink-hot-water#library-word-594-596)

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## More words with 特 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)
- [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)
- [地道 dìdao](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didao)

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