地下

dìxià

noun HSK 4 #2,664

Meanings

1 underground; subterranean
2 secret; covert

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

地下停车场在哪里？

Dìxià tíngchēchǎng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the underground parking lot?

HSK 2

他们进行地下活动。

Tāmen jìnxíng dìxià huódòng.

They carried out underground (secret) activities.

HSK 3

地下铁路非常方便。

Dìxià tiělù fēicháng fāngbiàn.

The underground railway is very convenient.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

地 dì

下 xià