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Meaning of 地

Pinyin dì、 de

Radical

土

Strokes

Definition

(subor. part. adverbial) / -ly, earth / ground / field / place / land

Usage

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地 dì 名词【本义】: 大地 1. The location where human beings grow and live. 2. The Earth or a part of the Earth. 3. The part of the Earth's surface excluding oceans, rivers, and lakes. 4. The soil on the Earth's surface. 5. An area on Earth. 6. A flat surface paved with building materials. 7. A part of the space or area. 8. The position of a person in social relations. 9. An area of thought or action. 10. A foundation. 例: 1. 人类生长活动的所在：～球（太阳系九大行星之一）。～心说。 The location where human beings grow and live: Earth (one of the nine planets in the solar system). Earth-heart theory. 2. 地球或地球的某部分：～质。～壳。 The Earth or a part of the Earth: Earth’s matter. Earth’s crust. 3. 地球表面除去海洋、江河、湖泊的部分：陆～。～下。 The part of the Earth's surface excluding oceans, rivers, and lakes: land area. Below the ground. 4. 地球表面的土壤：土～。田～。～政。～主。 The soil on the Earth's surface: soil area. Farmland. Ground politics. Ground master. 5. 地球上的一个区域：～区。此～。 An area on Earth: district. This area. 6. 建筑材料铺成的平面：～板。～毯。 A flat surface paved with building materials: ground board. Ground carpet. 7. 所在空间或区域的部位：～点。目的～。 A part of the space or area: point of location. Purpose area. 8. 人在社会关系中所处的位置：易～以处。 The position of a person in social relations: easy to be at a position. 9. 表示思想或行动的某种活动领域：见～。境～。心～。 An area of thought or action: see and act in this area. Contextual field. Mind field. 10. 底子：质～。 A foundation: foundation quality. 与 '天' 相对 ([En.] the earth). 如: 落地; 天地; 地角 (地的末端。比喻极僻远的地方); 地宫 (帝王墓地放置棺材的地下建筑); 地府 (阴间); 地脉 (风水); 地遁 (隐入地下; 入土而逃). 用在词或词组之后表示修饰后面的谓语: 慢慢～走。 Used after a word or phrase to indicate modification of the following predicate: walk slowly. 地 [de] 助词 1. Used after an adjective, noun, adverb, or verb, etc. to form an adverbial adjunct. 2. Also used after an adverbial phrase or before a complement. 3. See also dì. 例: 如: 他认真地学习; 天气渐渐地冷了; 有计划地安排生活。又表示动态，相当于“着”。常附在立、卧、坐等不及物动词的后头。 For example: He studies seriously; the weather gradually becomes cold; plan life systematically. It also indicates dynamic action, equivalent to "zhe", commonly attached to intransitive verbs like standing, lying, sitting, etc.

呆呆地 dāi dāi de

dully / blankly / motionlessly

呱呱坠地 gū gū zhuì dì

come into the world with a cry

各地 gè dì

in all parts of (a country) / various regions

圣地亚哥 Shèng dì yà gē

Santiago, capital of Chile / San Diego, California

土地 tǔ dì

land / soil / territory / CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]

地方 dì fāng

region / regional (away from the central administration) / local

地壳 dì qiào

the Earth's crust

准噶尔盆地 zhǔn gá ěr pén dì

Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang

因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

地图 dì tú

map / CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]

圈地 quān dì

staking a claim to territory / enclosure

圣地 shèng dì

holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest

所在地 suǒ zài dì

location / site

当地 dāng dì

local

地理 dì lǐ

geography

基地 jī dì

base (of operations) / industrial or military base / al-Qaeda

山地 shān dì

mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country

地球 dì qiú

the earth / CL:個|个[ge4]

地面 dì miàn

floor / ground / surface

地方性 dì fāng xìng

local

地质 dì zhì

geology

地址 dì zhǐ

address / CL:個|个[ge4]

根据地 gēn jù dì

base of operations

地址总线 dì zhǐ zǒng xiàn

AB / address bus

坐地 zuò de

Sit down

地坛 Dì tán

Temple of Earth (in Beijing)

坟地 fén dì

graveyard / cemetery

坠地 zhuì dì

be born

坡地 pō dì

sloping fields / hillside fields / land on the slopes

地坪 dì píng

terrace / grade level

垦荒地 kěn huāng dì

Reclamation

地域 dì yù

area / district / region

地基 dì jī

foundations (of a building) / base

地堡 dì bǎo

bunker (underground fortification)

死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì

to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving

天塌地陷 tiān tā dì xiàn

earth crumbles / the collapse of heaven and earth

塔里木盆地 Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

境地 jìng dì

circumstances

墓地 mù dì

cemetery / graveyard

地处 dì chǔ

to be located at / to be situated in

天地 tiān dì

heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity

中央革命根据地 zhōng yāng gé mìng gēn jù dì

Central Revolutionary Base

夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì

to level / to raze to the ground

地契 dì qì

deed (for land) / CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]

占地 zhàn dì

to take up space / to occupy (space)

危地马拉 Wēi dì mǎ lā

Guatemala / see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1]

地毯厂 dì tǎn chǎng

Carpet factory

地板厂 dì bǎn chǎng

Floor factory

地势 dì shì

terrain / topography relief

匝地 zā dì

everywhere / all over the ground

宅基地 zhái jī dì

homestead / house site

地下室 dì xià shì

basement / cellar

宿营地 sù yíng dì

camp / campsite

地幔 dì màn

(geology) (the earth's) mantle

封地 fēng dì

feudal fiefdom / land held as a vassal in feudal society / enfeoffment

地层 dì céng

stratum (geology)

履行地 lǚ xíng de

place of performance

如履平地 rú lǚ píng dì

as easily as walking on firm earth.

地峡 dì xiá

isthmus / strait / sowneck

天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval

山崩地裂 shān bēng dì liè

Mountains fall and the earth splits.

四川盆地 Sì chuān pén dì

Sichuan basin

货币地租 huò bì dì zū

money rent

地带 dì dài

zone / CL:個|个[ge4]

一席之地 yī xí zhī dì

(acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche

庄稼地 zhuāng jia dì

crop land / arable land

地底 dì dǐ

subterranean / underground

土地庙 tǔ dì miào

temple of local god of the land

地空导弹 dì kōng dǎo dàn

surface-to-air missile

地形 dì xíng

topography / terrain / landform

通天彻地 tōng tiān chè dì

to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom)

割地 gē dì

cede territory

一个劲地 yí gè jìn de

Keep on

奥地利 Ào dì lì

Austria

徽州地区 huī zhōu dì qū

Huizhou area

忽地 hū de

suddenly

怎地 zěn dì

How

悄悄地 qiāo qiāo de

stealthily / softly / noiselessly / under the table

房地产 fáng dì chǎn

real estate

扫地 sǎo dì

to sweep the floor / to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low

拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ

rise straight from the ground / rising abruptly out of the ground

拖地 tuō dì

to mop the floor / (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground / full-length

选择地 xuǎn zé de

Choose a place

攻城掠地 gōng chéng lüě dì

Siege

掷地有声 zhì dì yǒu shēng

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance

冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì

a world of ice and snow

天寒地冻 tiān hán dì dòng

cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold

克罗地亚 Kè luó dì yà

Croatia

地区 dì qū

local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]

内地 nèi dì

inland / interior / hinterland

地摊 dì tān

street stall with goods laid out on the ground

震天撼地 zhèn tiān hàn de

Shocking

撼天动地 hàn tiān dòng dì

earth-shaking

集散地 jí sàn dì

distribution center

旅游胜地 lǚ yóu shèng dì

tourist center

天旋地转 tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world

旱地 hàn dì

dry land / dry farm / terra firma / nonirrigated farmland

昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì

lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times

天昏地暗 tiān hūn dì àn

a murky sky over a dark earth / dark all round / gloomy above and dark below

暗地里 àn dì li

secretly / inwardly / on the sly