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美国地质调查局
Měi guó Dì zhì Diào chá jú
Pinyin
Definition
美国地质调查局
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Měi guó Dì zhì Diào chá jú
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Character Decomposition
美
羊
大
国
囗
玉
地
土
乚
㇆
丨
质
⺁
十
贝
调
讠
田
口
查
木
日
一
局
尸
㇆
口
Related Words
(20)
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
完美
wán měi
1
perfect
2
perfection
3
perfectly
查看
chá kàn
1
to look over
2
to examine
3
to check up
4
to ferret out
美
Měi
1
the Americas
2
abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
3
USA
4
abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
1
beauty
2
belle
美国
Měi guó
1
United States
2
USA
3
US
美女
měi nu:3
1
beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
1
beautiful
2
fine
美丽
měi lì
1
beautiful
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
布局
bù jú
1
arrangement
2
composition
3
layout
4
opening (chess jargon)
局
jú
1
narrow
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
优美
yōu měi
1
graceful
2
fine
3
elegant
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)
公安局
gōng ān jú
1
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
出局
chū jú
1
to send off (player for a foul)
2
to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament)
3
to eliminate
4
to call out
5
to kill off
6
to pull out of (a competition)
7
to retire (a runner in baseball)
8
out (i.e. man out in baseball)
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
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
1
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
1
to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
2
to get the best of both worlds
3
to have it both ways
4
to have one's cake and eat it too
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
1
complete and beautiful
2
to be perfect (idiom)
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
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
1
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
1
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
failed and in a hopeless position
天不怕地不怕
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
1
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
2
fearless
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
Sample Sentences