地下

dìxià

noun HSK 4 #2,664

Meanings

1 underground; subterranean
2 secret; covert

Characters

Examples

地下停车场在哪里？

Dìxià tíngchēchǎng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the underground parking lot?

地下铁路非常方便。

Dìxià tiělù fēicháng fāngbiàn.

The underground railway is very convenient.

他们进行地下活动。

Tāmen jìnxíng dìxià huódòng.

They carried out underground (secret) activities.

Tips

usage

地下 can be literal (underground: 地下室 dìxiàshì, basement) or figurative (secret/illegal: 地下市场 dìxià shìchǎng, black market).

Stroke Order

地 dì

下 xià