How to say “destination” in Chinese
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“Destination” in Chinese is 目的地, mù dì dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
目的地 is read mù dì dì: 3 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 an eye turned on its side. It appears in 眼, 睡, 看.
The most frequent character in Chinese.
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 “目的地”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 目的地. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们终于到目的地了wǒmenzhōngyúdàomùdìdìleWe finally reached our destination.
More words from the lesson “Almost late”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “destination” in Chinese?
“Destination” in Chinese is 目的地, pinyin mùdìdì.
What does 目的地 mean?
目的地 (mùdìdì) means “destination”.
How do you write 目的地?
目的地 is 3 characters: 目 (mù) — eye; item; 的 (de) — possessive particle; 地 (dì) — earth, ground. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 目的地?
目的地 is read mùdìdì. Tones: mù — fourth tone, dì — fourth tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“destination” in the lesson “Almost late”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” 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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