下地

xiàdì

verb #28,514

Meanings

1 to go down to the fields (to work)
2 to get out of bed; to leave one's sickbed
3 to be born

Characters

down; below; to descend

ground; earth; land; fields

Examples

农民们一大早就下地干活了。

Nóngmínmen yī dàzǎo jiù xiàdì gàn huó le.

The farmers went out to work in the fields early in the morning.

病人已经可以下地走路了。

Bìngrén yǐjīng kěyǐ xiàdì zǒulù le.

The patient is now able to get out of bed and walk.

Tips

usage

下地 has two common meanings: (1) for farmers, it means going to work in the fields; (2) for patients, it means getting out of bed and standing on the ground (地) again.

Stroke Order

下 xià

地 dì