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

天荒老 tiān huāng dì lǎo until the end of time (idiom)
shǔ dì dependency; possession; annexed territory
jiē dì earth (electric connection); to earth
昏天黑 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times
花天酒 huā tiān jiǔ dì to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery
重游 gù dì chóng yóu to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
原产 yuán chǎn dì original source; place of origin; provenance
yuán dì garden area
瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
头蛇 dì tóu shé local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss
天寒冻 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
重游 jiù dì chóng yóu to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
区性 dì qū xìng regional; local
摊 dì tān street stall with goods laid out on the ground
zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture)
庄稼 zhuāng jia dì crop land; arable land
zhòng dì important place; strategic location
马拉人 wēi dì mǎ lā rén Guatemalan (person)
利 dì lì favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land
勤 dì qín ground service (airport)
lín dì woodland
cài dì vegetable field
dào dì authentic; original
久天长 dì jiǔ tiān cháng enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久
动山摇 dì dòng shān yáo the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle