一句非常地道
yī jù fēi cháng dì dào
ZH
A very authentic/natural phrase (typically referring to language usage)
他说的一句非常地道的中文让我很惊讶。
I was very surprised by the very natural-sounding Chinese phrase he said.
Etymology
This is a common Chinese phrase combining the classifier 一 (one), 句 (classifier for sentences/phrases), 非常 (very), and 地道 (native/authentic, which originally referred to underground tunnels but gained the meaning of authentic local language/usage in early 20th century Chinese)
Memory Aid
Break down the phrase: 一 (one) + 句 (phrase) + 非常 (very) + 地道 (authentic) = one very authentic phrase
Collocations
Synonyms
一句非常自然一句很正宗
Related Words
地道表达口语母语自然