How to say “genuine” in Chinese
genuine, authentic
“Genuine” in Chinese is 地道, dì dao: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
地道 is read dì dao: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “地道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 地道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她的汉语说得很地道tādeHànyǔshuōdehěndìdaoShe speaks Chinese just like a native.
- 她的汉语很地道tādeHànyǔhěndìdaoHer Chinese is just like a native speaker's.
- 你的中文说得真地道！nǐdeZhōngwénshuōdezhēndìdaoYou speak Chinese like a native!
More words from the lesson “Dull or lively”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “genuine” in Chinese?
“Genuine” in Chinese is 地道, pinyin dìdao.
What does 地道 mean?
地道 (dìdao) means “genuine, authentic”.
How do you write 地道?
地道 is 2 characters: 地 (dì) — earth, ground; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 地道?
地道 is read dìdao. Tones: dì — fourth tone, dao — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“genuine” in the lesson “Dull or lively”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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