How to say “Earth” in Chinese
Earth (planet)
“Earth” in Chinese is 地球, dì qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
地球 is read dì qiú: 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, 王 “jade”.
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 “地球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 地球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 地球是我们的家dìqiúshìwǒmendejiāThe Earth is our home.
- 地球上海洋比陆地多。dìqiúshanghǎiyángbǐlùdìduōOn Earth there’s more ocean than land.
- 人类只有一个地球rénlèizhǐyǒuyígedìqiúHumanity has only one Earth.
- 地球围绕太阳转dìqiúwéiràotàiyángzhuànThe Earth revolves around the Sun.
- 地球是人类共同的家园。dìqiúshìrénlèigòngtóngdejiāyuánThe Earth is the common home of humankind.
- 月球围绕地球转，转一圈大约需要一个月。yuèqiúwéiràodìqiúzhuàn,zhuànyìquāndàyuēxūyàoyígeyuèThe Moon revolves around the Earth; one orbit takes about a month.
More words from the lesson “The Earth, rivers and the ocean”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Earth” in Chinese?
“Earth” in Chinese is 地球, pinyin dìqiú.
What does 地球 mean?
地球 (dìqiú) means “Earth (planet)”.
How do you write 地球?
地球 is 2 characters: 地 (dì) — earth, ground; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 地球?
地球 is read dìqiú. Tones: dì — fourth tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Earth” in the lesson “The Earth, rivers and the ocean”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. 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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