道地

dàodì

adjective #46,936

Meanings

HSK 3

这家店的牛肉面很道地。

Zhè jiā diàn de niúròumiàn hěn dàodì.

This shop's beef noodle soup is really authentic.

HSK 7-9

他说着一口道地的台湾国语。

Tā shuō zhe yì kǒu dàodì de Táiwān guóyǔ.

He speaks authentic Taiwanese Mandarin.

HSK 7-9

想吃道地的日本料理就得去东京。

Xiǎng chī dàodì de Rìběn liàolǐ jiù děi qù Dōngjīng.

For genuine Japanese food you have to go to Tokyo.

道地 is the preferred form in Taiwan; mainland speakers more often say 地道 with exactly the same meaning. The characters are just flipped.

道 dào

地 dì