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向北地
xiàng běi dì
Pinyin
Definition
向北地
-
xiàng běi dì
northward
Character Decomposition
向
宀
口
北
北
地
土
乚
㇆
丨
Related Words
(20)
北京
Běi jīng
1
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
2
Peking
3
PRC government
向
Xiàng
1
surname Xiang
地
de
1
-ly
2
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地主
dì zhǔ
1
landlord
2
landowner
3
host
地址
dì zhǐ
1
address
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
一向
yī xiàng
1
always (previously)
2
a period of time in the recent past
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
偏向
piān xiàng
1
partial towards sth
2
to prefer
3
to incline
4
erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
倾向
qīng xiàng
1
trend
2
tendency
3
orientation
内向
nèi xiàng
1
reserved (personality)
2
introverted
3
(economics etc) domestic-oriented
内地
Nèi dì
1
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
2
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
北
běi
1
north
2
(classical) to be defeated
北上
běi shàng
1
to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
1
Beijing resident
2
Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
1
Beijing
2
capital of People's Republic of China
3
one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北国
běi guó
1
the northern part of the country
2
the North
北大
Běi Dà
1
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北平
Běi píng
1
Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
1
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
1
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2
fig. having an uncomfortable time
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
1
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2
fig. a blessing in disguise
3
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
1
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
1
the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
1
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
1
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向隅
xiàng yú
1
lit. to face the corner (idiom)
2
fig. to miss out on sth
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
1
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
1
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
2
for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
3
also written 天長地久|天长地久
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