How to pronounce di fang (地方) in Chinese
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地方
dì fāng
Characters & meanings
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
surname Fang
Common mistake
Falling + light (4-0 in speech): dì falls, and as the noun "place" fang is usually neutral — full dìfāng survives mainly in careful or compound readings.
Tone change in this word
方 usually reads neutral in 地方 meaning "place": dìfang.
Example sentence
这个地方很漂亮。
Zhège dìfang hěn piàoliang.
This place is very beautiful.
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