on the ground in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 地上 with this easy mnemonic:

A cat will always land (地) with its head up (上) and legs down on the ground.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 地
• 上

• 加上
• 地铁
• 爱上
• 上次
• 世上
• 上司
• 早上
• 上校
• 原地
• 街上
• 地下室
• 上去
• 网上
• 地区
• 实际上
• 赶上

The reading of 地上 is dì shàng.

You can remember how to say 地上 with this useful mnemonic:

Did (dì) you know that my cat, Sean (shàng), is incapable of landing on his feet? I think he's been hanging around dogs for too long.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like on the ground and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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