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

zhòng dì to farm; to work the land
开天辟 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
nèi dì mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization); inland; interior; hinterland
zhàn dì to take up space; to occupy (space)
滚球 dì gǔn qiú ten-pin bowling; bowling ball; (baseball etc) ground ball
理学 dì lǐ xué geography
质学 dì zhì xué geology
宿营 sù yíng dì camp; campsite
层 dì céng stratum (geology)
热 dì rè geothermal
天经义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
gān dì (Mahatma) Gandhi
chǎn dì source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
fù dì hinterland; interior; outback
形图 dì xíng tú topographic map
标 dì biāo landmark
fén dì graveyard; cemetery
根据 gēn jù dì base of operations
jìn dì forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits
顶天立 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)
租 dì zū land rent; land tax
道道 dì dì dào dào thoroughgoing; authentic; 100%; to the core
力 dì lì soil fertility; land capability
砖 dì zhuān floor tile
天罗网 tiān luó dì wǎng inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet