地儿

地兒

dìr

noun

Meanings

1 place
2 spot
3 room (space)

Characters

diminutive suffix (érhuà)

Examples

这屋里没地儿坐了。

Zhè wū li méi dìr zuò le.

There's no place left to sit in this room.

你给我找个地儿，咱们好好聊聊。

Nǐ gěi wǒ zhǎo ge dìr, zánmen hǎohǎo liáoliáo.

Find us a spot — let's have a proper chat.

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地儿 is the colloquial Beijing-flavored equivalent of 地方 (dìfang, 'place'). The 儿 (érhuà) suffix is typical of northern speech and gives the word a casual, spoken feel — you'll hear it on the street, rarely in writing or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

地 dì

儿 ér