地契

dìqì

noun #26,564

Measure Word

一张地契 zhāng

Meanings

1 land deed
2 title deed for land

Characters

land; earth; ground

deed; contract; agreement

Examples

这块土地的地契已经转移到新业主名下。

Zhè kuài tǔdì de dìqì yǐjīng zhuǎnyí dào xīn yèzhǔ míngxià.

The land deed for this plot has been transferred to the new owner's name.

她在老屋里找到了祖先留下的地契。

Tā zài lǎo wū lǐ zhǎodào le zǔxiān liú xià de dìqì.

She found the land deed left by her ancestors in the old house.

Tips

memory

地 (land) + 契 (contract/agreement) = a contract for land. 契 also means a pledge or covenant, reinforcing the legal document sense.

Stroke Order

地 dì

契 qì