de

earth; soil, ground; region

DEFINITIONS

地 de
  • -ly
  • structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地 dì
  • earth
  • ground
  • field
  • place
  • land
  • CL:片[pian4]

STROKES

WORDS

表水 dì biǎo shuǐ surface water
貌 dì mào relief; landform (geology)
黄 dì huáng Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
fēng dì feudal fiefdom; land held as a vassal in feudal society; enfeoffment
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
lí dì to plow
留有余 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
通信址 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address
那 mài dì nà Medina, Saudi Arabia
shū de swiftly; suddenly
图集 dì tú jí collection of maps; atlas
拉那 dì lā nà Tirana, capital of Albania
级 dì jí (administrative) prefecture-level
天南北 tiān nán dì běi distant places; all over the country; (to talk) about this and that
zhēng dì to requisition land
hū de suddenly
拜天 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂
gù dì once familiar places; former haunts
沿海区 yán hǎi dì qū coastland; coastal areas
mù dì pasture; grazing land
为牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
自留 zì liú dì private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
bó dì barren land; poor soil
gǔ dì valley
开花 biàn dì kāi huā to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale