Meaning
dad
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “die” becomes a different word in each tone. 爹 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 爹地diē dìdaddy (loanword)
- 公爹gōng diēhusband's father
- 老爹lǎo diē(dialect) father; old man; sir
- 干爹gān diēadoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 亲爹qīn diēbiological father; real dad
Example Sentence
这个孩子从小跟着爹娘下地干活。Zhè ge hái zi cóng xiǎo gēn zhe diē niáng xià dì gàn huó.This child has worked in the fields with his parents since childhood.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this孩子hái zichild从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood跟着gēn zheto follow after爹娘diē niáng(dialect) parents下地xià dìto go down to the fields干活gàn huóto work。