# 地道 (dìdao)

In Mandarin Chinese, 地道 (dìdao) means “authentic; genuine”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: authentic; genuine
- Pinyin: dìdao (di4 dao5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Other readings: dìdào — tunnel; causeway

## Examples

- 他说的北京话非常地道。
  Tā shuō de Běijīnghuà fēicháng dìdao.
  The Beijing dialect he speaks is very authentic.

## Characters

- [地](https://hanziro.com/word/de-adverbial-marker/) (de): (particle) adverbial marker
- [道](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-courses-questions/) (dào): (measure word) for courses/questions; road

https://hanziro.com/word/di-dao-authentic/

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