地雷
dì léi
Pinyin

Definition

地雷
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dì léi
  1. landmine
  2. CL:顆|颗[kē]
  3. (fig.) sore point
  4. weak spot

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

de
  1. 1 -ly
  2. 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
dì zhǐ
  1. 1 address
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position

Idioms (20)

一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action

Sample Sentences

真好,上次我在网上买了一条裙子,踩了个地雷。
zhēn hǎo ,shàngcì wǒ zài wǎngshàng mǎi le yī tiáo qúnzi ,cǎi le ge dìléi 。
That is good. The last time I purchased a dress online. Unfortunately, it was not a good experience.
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