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Chinese
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earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
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trad. (地道)
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地
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道
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simp. #(地道)
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地
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道
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anagram
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道地
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
地道
- tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
- causeway
Synonyms
- 地下道 (dìxiàdào)
- 坑道 (kēngdào) (military)
- 巷道 (hàngdào) (usually dug for transport, drainage and ventilation)
- 暗窿 (Hakka)
- 磅空 (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka)
- 隧洞 (suìdòng)
- 隧道 (suìdào)
Pronunciation 2
Adjective
地道
- authentic; genuine; typical
一個地道的澳大利亞人 [MSC, trad.]
一个地道的澳大利亚人 [MSC, simp.]- yīge dìdao de Àodàlìyàrén
- a typical Aussie
- 地道的中國菜/地道的中国菜 ― dìdao de zhōngguócài ― authentic Chinese food
- fluent; idiomatic
她德語說得地道。 [MSC, trad.]
她德语说得地道。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao.
- She speaks fluent German.
- thorough; well-done; excellent
Synonyms
- (authentic): 純粹/纯粹 (chúncuì), 純正/纯正 (chúnzhèng), (obsolete or regional) 道地 (dàodì), 是味 (shìwèi), 正宗 (zhèngzōng), (Hokkien) 正港
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
地道 • (jimichi)
- (literally) a straight path, straight road
- (figuratively) the straight and narrow, honesty, diligence
- 地道が近道。
- Jimichi ga chikamichi.
- The straight path is the shortcut; honest work gives the best results.
Adjective
地道 • (jimichi) -na (adnominal 地道な (jimichi na), adverbial 地道に (jimichi ni))
- straight, sober, steady
- 地道な努力をする
- jimichi na doryoku o suru
- make steady effort
Conjugation
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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地道だろ
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じみちだろ
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jimichi daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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地道で
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じみちで
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jimichi de
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Terminal (終止形)
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地道だ
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じみちだ
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jimichi da
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Attributive (連体形)
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地道な
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じみちな
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jimichi na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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地道なら
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じみちなら
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jimichi nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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地道であれ
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じみちであれ
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jimichi de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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地道ではない 地道じゃない
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じみちではない じみちじゃない
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jimichi de wa nai jimichi ja nai
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Informal past
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地道だった
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じみちだった
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jimichi datta
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Informal negative past
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地道ではなかった 地道じゃなかった
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じみちではなかった じみちじゃなかった
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jimichi de wa nakatta jimichi ja nakatta
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Formal
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地道です
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じみちです
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jimichi desu
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Formal negative
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地道ではありません 地道じゃありません
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じみちではありません じみちじゃありません
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jimichi de wa arimasen jimichi ja arimasen
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Formal past
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地道でした
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じみちでした
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jimichi deshita
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Formal negative past
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地道ではありませんでした 地道じゃありませんでした
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じみちではありませんでした じみちじゃありませんでした
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jimichi de wa arimasen deshita jimichi ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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地道で
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じみちで
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jimichi de
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Conditional
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地道なら(ば)
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じみちなら(ば)
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jimichi nara (ba)
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Provisional
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地道だったら
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じみちだったら
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jimichi dattara
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Volitional
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地道だろう
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じみちだろう
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jimichi darō
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Adverbial
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地道に
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じみちに
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jimichi ni
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Degree
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地道さ
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じみちさ
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jimichisa
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Adverb
地道 • (jimichi)
- honestly, soberly, fairly, steadily
- 地道に商売する
- jimichi ni shōbai suru
- work honestly; trade fairly
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
地道 • (chidō)
- a public street, a local road, a road without tolls
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
地道 • (jido) (hangeul 지도)
- hanja form? of 지도
Vietnamese
Noun
地道
- chữ Hán form of địa đạo.