How to say “construction site” in Chinese
construction site
“Construction site” in Chinese is 工地, gōng dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
工地 is read gōng dì: 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
A picture of a carpenter's square.
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
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 “工地”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “construction site” in Chinese?
“Construction site” in Chinese is 工地, pinyin gōngdì.
What does 工地 mean?
工地 (gōngdì) means “construction site”.
How do you write 工地?
工地 is 2 characters: 工 (gōng) — work, labor; 地 (dì) — earth, ground. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 工地?
工地 is read gōngdì. Tones: gōng — first tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“construction site” in the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” 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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