Chinese learning

Daily learning flow

Back to word library

地理

dì lǐ

geography

Usage note

地理是研究地球和地方的学科。

dì lǐ shì yán jiū dì qiú hé dì fāng de xué kē。

地理 is the subject that studies the Earth and places.

Context note

地理常用于学校、地图和自然。

dì lǐ cháng yòng yú xué xiào 、 dì tú hé zì rán。

It is often used with school, maps, and nature.

5 examples

我喜欢地理
wǒ xǐ huan dì lǐ。
I like geography.
地理课很有趣。
dì lǐ kè hěn yǒu qù。
Geography class is interesting.
老师讲了地理知识。
lǎo shī jiǎng le dì lǐ zhī shi。
The teacher explained geography knowledge.
这张地图帮助学习地理
zhè zhāng dì tú bāng zhù xué xí dì lǐ。
This map helps with geography learning.
地理位置很重要。
dì lǐ wèi zhì hěn zhòng yào。
Geographic location is important.

5 mini stories

孩子认真听地理课。
hái zi rèn zhēn tīng dì lǐ kè。
The child listened carefully in geography class.
老师用地图教大家地理
lǎo shī yòng dì tú jiào dà jiā dì lǐ。
The teacher used a map to teach geography.
他在地理考试中得了好成绩。
tā zài dì lǐ kǎo shì zhōng dé le hǎo chéng jì。
He got good results in the geography exam.
地理知识能帮助我们认识世界。
dì lǐ zhī shi néng bāng zhù wǒ men rèn shi shì jiè。
Geography knowledge helps us understand the world.
他们一起看地理书。
tā men yì qǐ kàn dì lǐ shū。
They looked at the geography book together.

Mini dialogue

喜欢地理课

A
你最喜欢什么课?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme kè?
What class do you like the most?
B
我最喜欢地理,因为可以了解不同的地方。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān dìlǐ, yīnwèi kěyǐ liǎojiě bùtóng de dìfāng.
I like geography the most, because I can learn about different places.

看地图

A
你知道中国在世界的哪里吗?
Nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó zài shìjiè de nǎlǐ ma?
Do you know where China is in the world?
B
知道,地理课上老师教我们看过地图。
Zhīdào, dìlǐ kè shàng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen kàn guò dìtú.
Yes, in geography class the teacher taught us to look at the map.

Related words and contrasts

related
地图
dìtú
map

A map shows geography.

similar
地形
dìxíng
terrain

Terrain is a part of geography.

related
地球
dìqiú
Earth

Geography studies the Earth.

Explore more words