地
dì
Pinyin
Definition
地
-
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[piàn]
地
-
- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
Sample Sentences
这个提案好是好就是场地有问题。
This is a great idea, except that there are some problems with the location.
听到消息有新的上司要来,同事就开始出馊主意,说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对,看来他是想和新上司套交情。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
掌柜的生气了,常常骂他。他只是笑嘻嘻地赔小心道千字比十字只多一小撇不是差不多吗?”
This infuriated the bank manager and he would often reprimand him. Mr. Chabuduo's response to these incidents was always to reply with a smirk: "The number for 1,000 “千” differed from the number for 10 “十” by only one simple stroke - isn't that close enough?"
开发土地
Exploit lands
运动员一次又一次地重复每个动作,直到符合要求为止。
The athlete repeats each action again and again until it meets the requirements.
她听到她老公外遇,是又嫉妒又生气,便着急地回家找他算账去了。
She was jealous and angry at the news of her husband’s affair, so she hurried home to get even with him.
妈妈不喜欢爸爸每天花天酒地。
Mom doesn't like Dad to indulge in pleasure every day.
他每天花天酒地,不回家。
He indulges in all kinds of pleasure and doesn't go home every day.
花天酒地
To indulge in all kinds of pleasure
但是我们的友情会天长地久。
But our friendship will last forever.