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地支 Pronunciation and Pinyin

地支 Usage and Examples

Earthly Branches

Twelve Earthly Branches

Terrestrial Branches

他忠实地支持当地球队30年。

He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years.

我可以全心全意地支持他们的观点。

I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly.

The characters in 地支

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
支
zhī4support, pay, branch, measure word

More words starting with 地

  • dì地shang上on the ground, on the floor
  • dì地shang上de的on the ground, terrestrial
  • dì地shang上de的dōng东xi西things on the ground, objects on the ground
  • dì地xià下underground, subterranean
  • dì地xià下shì室basement, cellar
  • dì地xià下shì室lǐ里in the basement, in the cellar
  • dì地xià下liàn恋qíng情secret relationship, secret affair
  • dì地xià下shuǐ水groundwater, subsurface water
  • dì地xià下shuǐ水lì利gōng工chéng程Groundwater engineering, Underground hydraulic engineering
  • dì地xià下dòng洞xué穴underground cave, cavern
  • dì地xià下shēn深chù处Deep underground, Far below the surface
  • dì地xià下kuàng矿wù物Underground minerals

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Questions about 地支

What does 地支 mean in Chinese?

地支 (dì zhī) means “Earthly Branches, Twelve Earthly Branches, Terrestrial Branches”.

How do you pronounce 地支?

地支 is pronounced dì zhī in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Earthly Branches” in Chinese?

“Earthly Branches” is 地支 (dì zhī) in Chinese.

How is 地支 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 地支, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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