address
HSK level
地址 is written with 13 strokes (地: 6, 址: 7). The animation replays automatically.
地址 (dìzhǐ) is a noun meaning 'address' — the location details used to find a place or deliver something: a home address, a mailing address, or, by extension, a digital one like an email address (电子邮件地址) or web address (网址 is the shorter term).
It combines 地 ('place / ground') and 址 ('site / location'), literally 'place-site.' English speakers should note two things: 地址 is a noun only — to 'address someone' (speak to them) is a different verb entirely (称呼 or 对...说), not 地址.
And in Chinese a written address runs from largest to smallest — country, city, district, street, building, room — the reverse of English order. 地址 is neutral in register and appears constantly in forms, deliveries, and registration. For the specific web sense, native speakers often prefer 网址 (wǎngzhǐ, 'URL / web address').
Character by character
Memory hook: 地 (place) + 址 (site) → the place-site where you can be found: an address.
请告诉我你的地址。
Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de dìzhǐ.
Please tell me your address.
spoken
我把地址写在纸上了。
Wǒ bǎ dìzhǐ xiě zài zhǐ shàng le.
I wrote the address on paper.
spoken
网购时要填正确的收货地址。
Wǎnggòu shí yào tián zhèngquè de shōuhuò dìzhǐ.
When shopping online, fill in the correct delivery address.
neutral
公司的地址已经变更。
Gōngsī de dìzhǐ yǐjīng biàngēng.
The company's address has changed.
written
住址 specifically means 'residential address / where one lives' and is slightly more formal (常见于表格). 地址 is broader — any address, including a shop, office, or website.
网址 means 'web address / URL' specifically. 地址 can cover a web address too but is more general; for a website, 网址 is the natural choice.
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