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

里 bèi dì li behind sb's back
píng dì to level the land; level ground; plain
出生 chū shēng dì birthplace
自容 wú dì zì róng ashamed and unable to show one's face
发源 fā yuán dì place of origin; birthplace; source
段 dì duàn section; district
皮 dì pí lot; section of land; ground
壳 dì qiào the Earth's crust
质学家 dì zhì xué jiā geologist
天造设 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another
脚踏实 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
铺天盖 pū tiān gài dì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance
人 wài dì rén stranger; outsider
天长久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
设身处 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes
biàn dì everywhere; all over
suí dì according to the location; everywhere; any place; from any location; from wherever you like
栖息 qī xī dì habitat
下水 dì xià shuǐ groundwater
jiàn dì opinion; view; insight
核 dì hé core of the earth (geology)
shā dì sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land
jiù dì locally; on the spot
jí dì polar region
湿 shī dì wetland