Pinyin

Definition

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  1. emperor

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

  1. 1 stem (of fruit)
  1. 1 variant: 蒂 dì
  1. 1 hoof
  2. 2 pig's trotters
  1. 1 variant: 蹄 tí
  1. 1 closely joined
  2. 2 connection
  3. 3 knot

Related Words (20)

Shàng dì
  1. 1 God
dà dì
  1. 1 heavenly emperor
  2. 2 "the Great" (title)
  1. 1 emperor
dì guó
  1. 1 empire
  2. 2 imperial
dì wáng
  1. 1 regent
  2. 2 monarch

Idioms (4)

吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
  1. 1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
胡天胡帝
hú tiān hú dì
  1. 1 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
  2. 2 reckless
  3. 3 intemperate

Sample Sentences

看您这桂花树既不开花,也不结果的,怪不得玉皇大帝要您把这树给砍了呀。
kàn nín zhè guìhuā shù jì bù kāihuā ,yě bù jiēguǒ de ,guàibude Yùhuángdàdì yào nín bǎ zhè shù gěi kǎn le ya 。
It looks like your Osmanthus tree here doesn't bloom and it doesn't bear fruit, no wonder the Jade Emperor wants you to chop it down.
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这就是中国人的养生之道,《黄帝内经》里就有说:病至而治之汤液。
zhè jiùshì Zhōngguórén de yǎngshēng zhī dào ,《HuángdìNèijīng 》lǐ jiùyǒu shuō :bìng zhì ér zhì zhī tāngyè 。
This is the Chinese way to good health, according to one of the earliest medical books there is a saying that sickness is cured by soup.
你可真是“知识分子”啊!《黄帝内经》也有涉猎。好了,别说那么多有的没的,快帮我挑吧!
nǐ kě zhēnshi “zhīshifènzǐ ”a !《HuángdìNèijīng 》yě yǒu shèliè 。hǎole ,bié shuō nàme duō yǒudeméide ,kuài bāng wǒ tiāo ba !
You are certainly intellectual! The earliest medical books in China also mentioned this. Alright enough of this discussion now, quickly help me to pick a mug!
在我的眼里,我觉得上帝的爱,神的爱是无条件的爱。
zài wǒ de yǎn lǐ ,wǒ juéde Shàngdì de ài ,Shén de ài shì wútiáojiàn de ài 。
In my eyes, I think God's love is unconditional.
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影帝方面就很无聊了,卡西艾弗莱克一路横扫所有大奖,当然他的演出也很值得拿奖,可是这样就不够紧张刺激。
yǐngdì fāngmiàn jiù hěn wúliáo le ,kǎxī àifúláikè yī lù héngsǎo suǒyǒu dàjiǎng ,dāngrán tā de yǎnchū yě hěn zhídé ná jiǎng ,kěshì zhèyàng jiù bù gòu jǐnzhāng cìjī 。
The Best Actor in a Leading Role category is boring, Casey Affleck is set to scoop up all the big awards. Of course his performances are all worthy of the awards, but it doesn't make it very tense or exciting.
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他要是真的拿奖,艾弗莱克兄弟就都是影帝了。
tā yàoshì zhēnde ná jiǎng ,àifúláikè xiōngdì jiù dōu shì yǐngdì le 。
If he really does win, then both of the Affleck brothers will have been Best Actor.
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杭州占尽天时地利,自古就是不少朝代的帝都,历史文化积淀下来的那份大器再加上杭州本身的山明水秀就形成了它独特的气质。
Hángzhōu zhànjìn tiānshí dìlì ,zì gǔ jiùshì bùshǎo cháodài de dìdū ,lìshǐ wénhuà jīdiàn xiàlai de nàfèn dàqì zài jiāshang Hángzhōu běnshēn de shānmíngshuǐxiù jiù xíngchéng le tā dútè de qìzhì 。
Hangzhou has a great strategic location and has served as the imperial capital of several historical dynasties, as well as historical relics and the enchanting scenery of Hangzhou itself, which form its unique features.
当然,你说的没错,所有的文化一定和社会形态密不可分。同时,孝悌文化经孔孟儒学的发挥,及历代帝王的提倡,也确实是深入民心。
dāngrán ,nǐshuōde méicuò ,suǒyǒu de wénhuà yīdìng hé shèhuì xíngtài mì bùkě fēn 。tóngshí ,xiàotì wénhuà jīng kǒngmèng rúxué de fāhuī ,jí lìdài dìwáng de tíchàng ,yě quèshí shì shēnrù mínxīn 。
Of course, you're right. All culture has an intimate relationship with social structures. At the same time, the culture of filial piety and fraternal duty, as expressed by Confucius, Mencius and the Confucian school, and promoted by successive emperors and kings, has really been deeply implanted in people's minds.
武则天是中国唯一的女皇帝。
wǔzétiān shì Zhōngguó wéiyī de nǚ huángdì 。
Wu Zhe Tian was the only ever female emperor of China.
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我也这么觉得,有人为了赚钱,不管后果,制造出帝王暴龙,就表现了人的自私。
wǒ yě zhème juéde ,yǒurén wèile zhuànqián ,bùguǎn hòuguǒ ,zhìzào chū dìwáng bàolóng ,jiù biǎoxiàn le rén de zìsī 。
I thought so too. Some people don't think of the consequences in their pursuit of money. The creation of the Indominus rex shows the greed of mankind.
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