地毯

dìtǎn

noun HSK 7-9 #3,515

Measure Word

一块地毯 kuài

Meanings

1 carpet; rug

Characters

Literally 'floor blanket' — a blanket for the ground.

Examples

客厅铺了一块红色的地毯。

Kètīng pū le yíkuài hóngsè de dìtǎn.

A red carpet was laid in the living room.

请把地毯清洗一下。

Qǐng bǎ dìtǎn qīngxǐ yíxià.

Please clean the carpet.

Tips

usage

地毯式搜索 (dìtǎnshì sōusuǒ, 'carpet-style search') means a thorough, grid-by-grid search — the same metaphor as English 'carpet bombing' applied to searching.

Stroke Order

地 dì

毯 tǎn