实地

實地
shídì
adverb HSK 7 #12,221

Meanings

  1. 1 on-site
  2. 2 on the spot
  3. 3 in the field

Characters

Literally 'actual ground' — on the actual site

Examples

Wǒmen xūyào qù shídì kǎochá.
We need to go conduct an on-site inspection.
Jìzhě jìnxíng le shídì cǎifǎng.
The journalist conducted a field interview.
Shídì diàochá de jiéguǒ hé bàogào bù yīyàng.
The results of the field investigation differ from the report.

Tips

usage
实地 is almost always paired with action verbs: 实地考察 (field inspection), 实地调查 (field investigation), 实地采访 (field interview). It emphasizes going to the actual location rather than relying on secondhand information.

Stroke Order

shí