(dì tú) - map in Mandarin

dìtú

Traditional: 地圖

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Translation

map

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Word origin

A compound of 地 (dì, earth, land) and 图 (tú, drawing, chart), a drawing of the land.

Origin
compound
Root
地 (dì, land) + 图 (tú, chart)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 地

地

Stroke order for 图

图

Examples

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Have you got a map?

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I cannot find this place on the map.

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The map on your phone is more convenient.

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He opened the map and had a look.

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This map is far too old.

地图 (dì tú) is the ordinary word for a map, paper or digital. Its measure word is 张, the one for flat sheets, so a map is 一张地图 even when it lives on a phone.

The location phrase is 在地图上, on the map, and it goes before the verb: 我在地图上找不到. That word order catches English speakers out, because English puts the map at the end of the sentence.

The 图 half is a productive building block worth spotting: 图片 (picture), 照片 is a photo but 图书馆 is a library, 图表 is a chart, 路线图 is a route map. Meet 图 in a new word and it is usually something drawn or laid out visually.

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This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 7: 地图, 打赌, 城堡 and 7 more words.