地址
dìzhǐ
The English phrase address is translated into Chinese as 地址 (dìzhǐ).
地址 is used to describe the location of a property or a direction for correspondence. For specific types of addresses, you can combine it with other terms: for example, combining 电子邮件 (email) with 地址 creates 电子邮件地址 (email address).
Meaning: description of the location of a property, direction for correspondence (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The second character of 地址, 址 (zhǐ), means location or site.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate possession related to an address, such as 'the address's format', add the particle 的 after the word to form 地址的.
How do you pronounce it?
dìzhǐ
Did you know?
- Unlike in English, a Chinese address follows a 'large to small' hierarchy, starting with the country and province before moving to the street and finally the specific house number.
- The character 址 (zhǐ) is often used in more formal or historical contexts, such as in the word 遗址 (yízhǐ), which means 'the ruins of a site' or 'remains'.
- The concept of an 地址 in rural China can involve describing a house by the name of the family head rather than a number or street.
Examples in context
- 我忘记地址了。I forgot the address.This sentence shows how to express forgetting an address using 地址.Tatoeba #10457905 by GlossaMatik, translation #5769800 by mailohilohi
- 这是谁的地址？Whose address is this?This sentence uses 地址 to ask about the ownership of an address.Tatoeba #10871958 by gli315400, translation #10123271 by ddnktr
- 我不知道他的地址。I don't know his address.This sentence demonstrates expressing a lack of knowledge regarding someone's 地址.Tatoeba #1416164 by sadhen, translation #261278 by CK
- 请告诉我您的住址。Please tell me your address.
- 他的居住地在北京市朝阳区。His residential address is in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
- 你可以告诉我你的地址吗？Can you tell me your address?
- 我要去你家里做客。请告诉我地址。I'm coming over to your place. Please tell me the address.
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Example conversation
Junjie is asking Jiayi for her new home address.
- 俊杰 Junjie你的新地址是什么？Nǐ de xīn dìzhǐ shì shénme?What is your new address?
- 佳怡 Jiayi我把地址发给你吧。Wǒ bǎ dìzhǐ fā gěi nǐ ba.I will send the address to you.
- 俊杰 Junjie好的，请发给我。Hǎo de, qǐng fā gěi wǒ.Okay, please send it to me.
- 佳怡 Jiayi没问题，马上发。Méi wèntí, mǎshàng fā.No problem, sending it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “address” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
