地图

• 拼音: dì tú
• 汉字拆解: 地 (land, territory) + 图 (picture, diagram) — a picture of the land

含义

Map. A visual representation of an area showing roads, places, and geographical features.

Used for all types of maps: paper maps, digital maps, and world maps. Common phrases include 看地图 (look at a map), 世界地图 (world map), and 手机地图 (phone map app).

例句

1. 你有地图吗？
2. 我在地图上找不到这个地方。
3. 这张地图很有用。

用法指南

语境: travel, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们看一下地图。(Let's take a look at the map.)
• 地图上这里是北京。(This is Beijing on the map.)

错误说法

• 打开地图看方向 for phone navigation (People say 打开导航 for GPS navigation, not 打开地图)

起源与历史

Compound of 地 (land, territory) and 图 (picture, diagram) — a picture of the land.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal