to worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony; also called 拜堂
半封建半殖民地半封建半殖民地ban4 feng1 jian4 ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
办公地址辦公地址ban4 gong1 di4 zhi3
business address
半殖民地半殖民地ban4 zhi2 min2 di4
semi-colonial
包头地区包頭地區bao1 tou2 di4 qu1
Baotou prefecture in Inner Mongolia
保定地区保定地區bao3 ding4 di4 qu1
Baoding county (old name)
保山地区保山地區bao3 shan1 di4 qu1
Baoshan prefecture in Yunnan
北领地北領地bei3 ling3 di4
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
背地背地bei4 di4
secretly; in private; behind someone's back
背地风背地風bei4 di4 feng1
behind sb's back; privately; on the sly
背地里背地裡bei4 di4 li5
behind sb's back
贝卡谷地貝卡谷地bei4 ka3 gu3 di4
Bekaa Valley between Lebanon and Syria
本地本地ben3 di4
local; this locality
本地管理界面本地管理界面ben3 di4 guan3 li3 jie4 mian4
LMI; local management interface (telecommunications)
本地化本地化ben3 di4 hua4
localization; adaptation (to foreign environment)
本地人本地人ben3 di4 ren2
native person (of a country)
毕节地区畢節地區bi4 jie2 di4 qu1
Bijie prefecture in Guizhou
边地邊地bian1 di4
border district; borderland
边境地区邊境地區bian1 jing4 di4 qu1
border area
边缘地区邊緣地區bian1 yuan2 di4 qu1
border area
遍地遍地bian4 di4
everywhere; all over
遍地开花遍地開花bian4 di4 kai1 hua1
to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
标地標地biao1 di4
plot of land
别有天地別有天地bie2 you3 tian1 di4
enchanting scenery; beautiful surroundings; world of its own
滨州地区濱州地區bin1 zhou1 di4 qu1
Huimin prefecture in Shandong
冰天雪地冰天雪地bing1 tian1 xue3 di4
a world of ice and snow
薄地薄地bo2 di4
barren land; poor soil
博科圣地博科聖地bo2 ke1 sheng4 di4
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
不败之地不敗之地bu4 bai4 zhi1 di4
invincible position
不毛之地不毛之地bu4 mao2 zhi1 di4
barren land; desert
不咋地不咋地bu4 za3 de5
(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
不知天高地厚不知天高地厚bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
菜地菜地cai4 di4
vegetable field
草地草地cao3 di4
lawn; meadow; sod; turf
草地鹨草地鷚cao3 di4 liu4
(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
测地曲率測地曲率ce4 di4 qu1 lv4
geodesic curvature
测地线測地線ce4 di4 xian4
geodesic; a geodesic (curve)
测地线曲率測地線曲率ce4 di4 xian4 qu1 lv4
geodesic curvature
策源地策源地ce4 yuan2 di4
place of origin; source (of a war or a social movement)
茬地茬地cha2 di4
stubble land after crop has been taken
柴达木盆地柴達木盆地chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
产地產地chan3 di4
the source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
产地证產地證chan3 di4 zheng4
certificate of origin (CO or CoO) (commerce)
昌都地区昌都地區chang1 du1 di4 qu1
Kham or Chamdo prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Chab mdo sa khul, Chinese Qamdo or Changdu
常德地区常德地區chang2 de2 di4 qu1
Changde prefecture in Hunan
长尾地鸫長尾地鶇chang2 wei3 di4 dong1
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
长嘴地鸫長嘴地鶇chang2 zui3 di4 dong1
(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
场地場地chang3 di4
space; site; place; sports pitch
场地自行车場地自行車chang3 di4 zi4 xing2 che1
track cycling
巢湖地区巢湖地區chao2 hu2 di4 qu1
Chaohu prefecture, Anhui
炒地皮炒地皮chao3 di4 pi2
to speculate in building land
承德地区承德地區cheng2 de2 di4 qu1
Chengde prefecture (old name); now Chengde prefecture level city
橙头地鸫橙頭地鶇cheng2 tou2 di4 dong1
(bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
丑妻近地家中宝醜妻近地家中寶chou3 qi1 jin4 di4 jia1 zhong1 bao3
an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
出人头地出人頭地chu1 ren2 tou2 di4
to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel
出生地出生地chu1 sheng1 di4
birthplace
出生地点出生地點chu1 sheng1 di4 dian3
place of birth
锄地鋤地chu2 di4
to hoe; to weed the soil
触地得分觸地得分chu4 di4 de2 fen1
to score a try (sports); to score a touchdown
此地此地ci3 di4
here; this place
此地无银三百两此地無銀三百兩ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
此时此地此時此地ci3 shi2 ci3 di4
here and now; as things stand
打地铺打地鋪da3 di4 pu4
to make one's bed on the floor
大长嘴地鸫大長嘴地鶇da4 chang2 zui3 di4 dong1
(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
大地大地da4 di4
earth; mother earth
大地测量学大地測量學da4 di4 ce4 liang2 xue2
geodesy
大地洞大地洞da4 di4 dong4
cavern
大地水准面大地水準面da4 di4 shui3 zhun3 mian4
geoid
大地线大地線da4 di4 xian4
a geodesic (curve)
大地之歌大地之歌da4 di4 zhi1 ge1
Song of the Earth; Das Lied von der Erde
大地主大地主da4 di4 zhu3
a large landowner
大都市地区大都市地區da4 du1 shi4 di4 qu1
metropolitan area
大伦敦地区大倫敦地區da4 lun2 dun1 di4 qu1
Greater London; London region, England
大麦地大麥地da4 mai4 di4
place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters
大墓地大墓地da4 mu4 di4
necropolis
大溪地大溪地da4 xi1 di4
Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
大兴安岭地区大興安嶺地區da4 xing1 an1 ling3 di4 qu1
Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China
大洋型地壳大洋型地殼da4 yang2 xing2 di4 qiao4
oceanic crust (geology)
大愿地藏菩萨大願地藏菩薩da4 yuan4 di4 zang4 pu2 sa4
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
丹霞地貌丹霞地貌dan1 xia2 di4 mao4
Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)
当地當地dang1 di4
local
当地居民當地居民dang1 di4 ju1 min2
a local person; the local population
当地时间當地時間dang1 di4 shi2 jian1
local time
倒地倒地dao3 di4
to fall to the ground
道地道地dao4 di4
authentic; original
德惠地区德惠地區de2 hui4 di4 qu1
Dehui county in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
德州地区德州地區de2 zhou1 di4 qu1
Dezhou prefecture in Shandong
低地低地di1 di4
lowland
低地轨道低地軌道di1 di4 gui3 dao4
see 近地軌道|近地轨道
低地绣眼鸟低地繡眼鳥di1 di4 xiu4 yan3 niao3
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
敌地敵地di2 di4
enemy territory
地板地板di4 ban3
floor
地板砖地板磚di4 ban3 zhuan1
floor tile
地保地保di4 bao3
magistrate
地堡地堡di4 bao3
bunker (underground fortification)
地标地標di4 biao1
landmark
地表地表di4 biao3
the surface (of the earth)
地表水地表水di4 biao3 shui3
surface water
地鳖地鱉di4 bie1
Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
地步地步di4 bu4
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway
地层地層di4 ceng2
stratum (geology)
地层学地層學di4 ceng2 xue2
stratigraphy (geology)
地产地產di4 chan3
estate
地产大亨地產大亨di4 chan3 da4 heng1
Monopoly (game); known as 大富翁 in PRC
地处地處di4 chu3
to be located at; to be situated in
地磁场地磁場di4 ci2 chang3
the earth's magnetic field
地大物博地大物博di4 da4 wu4 bo2
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
地带地帶di4 dai4
zone
地道地道di4 dao4
tunnel; causeway
地道地道di4 dao5
authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious
地底地底di4 di3
subterranean; underground
地地道道地地道道di4 di4 dao4 dao4
thoroughgoing; authentic; 100%; to the core
地点地點di4 dian3
place; site; location; venue
地调地調di4 diao4
geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查
地动地動di4 dong4
earthquake (old term)
地洞地洞di4 dong4
tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
地动山摇地動山搖di4 dong4 shan1 yao2
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地动仪地動儀di4 dong4 yi2
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132; abbr. for 候風地動儀|候风地动仪
地段地段di4 duan4
section; district
地对空导弹地對空導彈di4 dui4 kong1 dao3 dan4
ground-to-air missile
地儿地兒di4 er5
place; space
地方地方di4 fang1
region; regional (away from the central administration); local
cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back to restaurants)
Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
地积地積di4 ji1
land area
地基地基di4 ji1
foundations (of a building); base
地积单地積單di4 ji1 dan1
unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩, Chinese acre)
地籍地籍di4 ji2
cadaster
地级地級di4 ji2
(administrative) prefecture-level
地级市地級市di4 ji2 shi4
prefecture level city
地岬地岬di4 jia3
cape (geography); headland
地检署地檢署di4 jian3 shu3
district prosecutor's office
地脚地腳di4 jiao3
(page) footer; (dialect) foundation (of a building); base
地角天涯地角天涯di4 jiao3 tian1 ya2
The ends of the earth
地窖地窖di4 jiao4
cellar; basement
地接地接di4 jie1
local guide; tour escort
地景地景di4 jing3
landscape; terrain
地久天长地久天長di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久
地块地塊di4 kuai4
tectonic plate
地拉那地拉那di4 la1 na4
Tirana, capital of Albania
地牢地牢di4 lao2
prison; dungeon
地老天荒地老天荒di4 lao3 tian1 huang1
see 天荒地老
地雷地雷di4 lei2
landmine; (fig.) sore point; weak spot
地理地理di4 li3
geography
地理定位地理定位di4 li3 ding4 wei4
geolocation
地理极地理極di4 li3 ji2
geographic pole; north and south poles
地理纬度地理緯度di4 li3 wei3 du4
geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
地理位置地理位置di4 li3 wei4 zhi5
geographical location
地理学地理學di4 li3 xue2
geography
地理学家地理學家di4 li3 xue2 jia1
geographer
地利地利di4 li4
favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land
地力地力di4 li4
soil fertility; land capability
地利人和地利人和di4 li4 ren2 he2
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地邻地鄰di4 lin2
neighbor on farmland
地垄地壟di4 long3
lines on ridges on ploughed field
地漏地漏di4 lou4
drain; underground drainpipe; floor gutter; 25th of 2nd lunar month
地炉地爐di4 lu2
fire pit
地脉地脈di4 mai4
geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水|风水; ley lines
地幔地幔di4 man4
the mantle of the earth (geology)
地貌地貌di4 mao4
relief; landform (geology)
地面地面di4 mian4
floor; ground; surface
地面部队地面部隊di4 mian4 bu4 dui4
ground troops
地面层地面層di4 mian4 ceng2
ground floor; first floor
地面灌溉地面灌溉di4 mian4 guan4 gai4
surface irrigation
地面核爆炸地面核爆炸di4 mian4 he2 bao4 zha4
surface nuclear explosion
地面控制地面控制di4 mian4 kong4 zhi4
ground control (of airborne or space operation)
地面零点地面零點di4 mian4 ling2 dian3
Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)
地面零点地面零點di4 mian4 ling2 dian3
ground zero
地面气压地面氣壓di4 mian4 qi4 ya1
ground pressure
地面水地面水di4 mian4 shui3
surface water
地名地名di4 ming2
place name; toponym
地亩地畝di4 mu3
area of farmland
地排车地排車di4 pai3 che1
handcart
地盘地盤di4 pan2
domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth
地陪地陪di4 pei2
local guide; tour escort
地皮地皮di4 pi2
lot; section of land; ground
地痞地痞di4 pi3
bully; local ruffian
地平线地平線di4 ping2 xian4
horizon
地祇地祇di4 qi2
earth spirit
地契地契di4 qi4
deed (for land)
地钱地錢di4 qian2
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
地堑地塹di4 qian4
trench, rift valley
地壳地殼di4 qiao4
the Earth's crust
地壳运动地殼運動di4 qiao4 yun4 dong4
crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates
地勤地勤di4 qin2
ground service (airport)
地勤人员地勤人員di4 qin2 ren2 yuan2
(airport) ground crew
地球地球di4 qiu2
the earth
地球磁场地球磁場di4 qiu2 ci2 chang3
earth's magnetic field
地球村地球村di4 qiu2 cun1
global village
地球轨道地球軌道di4 qiu2 gui3 dao4
earth orbit
地球化学地球化學di4 qiu2 hua4 xue2
geochemistry
地球科学地球科學di4 qiu2 ke1 xue2
earth science
地球物理地球物理di4 qiu2 wu4 li3
geophysics
地球物理学地球物理學di4 qiu2 wu4 li3 xue2
geophysics
地球仪地球儀di4 qiu2 yi2
globe
地区地區di4 qu1
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)
地区差价地區差價di4 qu1 cha1 jia4
local differences in price; regional price variation
地区冲突地區衝突di4 qu1 chong1 tu1
local or regional confrontation
地区法院地區法院di4 qu1 fa3 yuan4
regional court
地区经济地區經濟di4 qu1 jing1 ji4
local economy; regional economy
地区性地區性di4 qu1 xing4
regional; local
地热地熱di4 re4
geothermal
地热电站地熱電站di4 re4 dian4 zhan4
geothermal electric power station
地热发电厂地熱發電廠di4 re4 fa1 dian4 chang3
geothermal electric power station
地热能地熱能di4 re4 neng2
geothermal energy
地热资源地熱資源di4 re4 zi1 yuan2
geothermal resources
地塞米松地塞米松di4 sai1 mi3 song1
dexamethasone
地三鲜地三鮮di4 san1 xian1
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
地上地上di4 shang5
on the ground; on the floor
地史地史di4 shi3
earth history; geological history
地势地勢di4 shi4
terrain; topography relief
地书地書di4 shu1
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
地税地稅di4 shui4
rates (tax)
地速地速di4 su4
groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
地台地台di4 tai2
floor; platform
地摊地攤di4 tan1
street stall with goods laid out on the ground
地坛地壇di4 tan2
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
地毯地毯di4 tan3
carpet; rug
地毯式轰炸地毯式轟炸di4 tan3 shi4 hong1 zha4
carpet bombing
地毯拖鞋地毯拖鞋di4 tan3 tuo1 xie2
carpet slippers
地躺拳地躺拳di4 tang3 quan2
Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"; "Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
地铁地鐵di4 tie3
subway; metro
地铁站地鐵站di4 tie3 zhan4
subway station
地头地頭di4 tou2
place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
地心吸力地心吸力di4 xin1 xi1 li4
gravitation
地心引力地心引力di4 xin1 yin3 li4
earth's gravity
地形地形di4 xing2
topography; terrain; landform
地形图地形圖di4 xing2 tu2
topographic map
地衣地衣di4 yi1
lichen
地窨地窨di4 yin4
cellar
地窨子地窨子di4 yin4 zi5
cellar
地域地域di4 yu4
area; district; region
地狱地獄di4 yu4
hell; infernal; underworld
地缘地緣di4 yuan2
geographic situation; geo-(politics etc)
地缘战略地緣戰略di4 yuan2 zhan4 lve4
geostrategic
地缘政治地緣政治di4 yuan2 zheng4 zhi4
geopolitics; geopolitical
地缘政治学地緣政治學di4 yuan2 zheng4 zhi4 xue2
geopolitics
地藏地藏di4 zang4
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地藏菩萨地藏菩薩di4 zang4 pu2 sa4
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地藏王菩萨地藏王菩薩di4 zang4 wang2 pu2 sa4
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地震地震di4 zhen4
earthquake
地震波地震波di4 zhen4 bo1
seismic wave
地震带地震帶di4 zhen4 dai4
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震活动带地震活動帶di4 zhen4 huo2 dong4 dai4
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震局地震局di4 zhen4 ju2
earthquake bureau
地震烈度地震烈度di4 zhen4 lie4 du4
earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)
地震区地震區di4 zhen4 qu1
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震学地震學di4 zhen4 xue2
seismology; science of earthquakes
地震学家地震學家di4 zhen4 xue2 jia1
seismologist; earthquake scientist
地震仪地震儀di4 zhen4 yi2
seismometer
地震中地震中di4 zhen4 zhong1
earthquake epicenter
地支地支di4 zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
地址地址di4 zhi3
address
地址的转换地址的轉換di4 zhi3 de5 zhuan3 huan4
address translation
地址解析协议地址解析協議di4 zhi3 jie3 xi1 xie2 yi4
address resolution protocol; ARP
地质地質di4 zhi4
geology
地质年表地質年表di4 zhi4 nian2 biao3
geological time scale
地质年代表地質年代表di4 zhi4 nian2 dai4 biao3
geological time scale
地质学地質學di4 zhi4 xue2
geology
地质学家地質學家di4 zhi4 xue2 jia1
geologist
地中海地中海di4 zhong1 hai3
Mediterranean Sea
地中海贫血地中海貧血di4 zhong1 hai3 pin2 xue4
thalassemia (medicine)
地轴地軸di4 zhou2
the earth's axis
地主地主di4 zhu3
landlord; landowner; host
地主队地主隊di4 zhu3 dui4
home team (sports)
地主家庭地主家庭di4 zhu3 jia1 ting2
land-owning household
地主阶级地主階級di4 zhu3 jie1 ji2
land-owning classes
地砖地磚di4 zhuan1
floor tile
地租地租di4 zu1
land rent; land tax
地租收入地租收入di4 zu1 shou1 ru4
rent income (esp. from arable land)
电邮地址電郵地址dian4 you2 di4 zhi3
email address
爹地爹地die1 di4
daddy (loanword)
顶天立地頂天立地ding3 tian1 li4 di4
lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)
定西地区定西地區ding4 xi1 di4 qu1
Dingxi prefecture in Gansu
东非大地堑東非大地塹dong1 fei1 da4 di4 qian4
Great East African rift valley
斗地主鬥地主dou4 di4 zhu3
"Fight the Landlord" (card game)
都市化地区都市化地區du1 shi4 hua4 di4 qu1
urbanized area
对地對地dui4 di4
targeted (e.g. attacks)
多山地区多山地區duo1 shan1 di4 qu1
mountainous district
多站地址多站地址duo1 zhan4 di4 zhi3
multicast address; multistation address
额济纳地区額濟納地區e2 ji4 na4 di4 qu1
Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
恩施地区恩施地區en1 shi1 di4 qu1
Enshi in Hubei; abbr. for Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
二地主二地主er4 di4 zhu3
sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二连盆地二連盆地er4 lian2 pen2 di4
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
发达地区發達地區fa1 da2 di4 qu1
developed area
发祥地發祥地fa1 xiang2 di4
the birthplace (of sth good); the cradle (e.g. of art)
发源地發源地fa1 yuan2 di4
place of origin; birthplace; source
翻天覆地翻天覆地fan1 tian1 fu4 di4
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
房地产房地產fang2 di4 chan3
real estate
房地美房地美fang2 di4 mei3
Freddie Mac, US mortgage company; formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(bird species of China) grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)
灰色地带灰色地帶hui1 se4 di4 dai4
gray area
回信地址回信地址hui2 xin4 di4 zhi3
return address
回旋余地回旋餘地hui2 xuan2 yu2 di4
leeway; latitude; room for freedom of action
惠阳地区惠陽地區hui4 yang2 di4 qu1
Huizhou prefecture 惠州, Guangdong
昏天黑地昏天黑地hun1 tian1 hei1 di4
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times
火地群岛火地群島huo3 di4 qun2 dao3
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
火星撞地球火星撞地球huo3 xing1 zhuang4 di4 qiu2
clash that leaves both sides shattered
基地基地ji1 di4
base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda
基地恐怖组织基地恐怖組織ji1 di4 kong3 bu4 zu3 zhi1
Al-Qaeda; same as 基地組織|基地组织
基地组织基地組織ji1 di4 zu3 zhi1
Al-Qaeda
吉安地区吉安地區ji2 an1 di4 qu1
Ji'an prefecture in Jiangxi
吉布地吉布地ji2 bu4 di4
Djibouti (Tw)
极地狐極地狐ji2 di4 hu2
arctic fox
集散地集散地ji2 san4 di4
distribution center
即时即地即時即地ji2 shi2 ji2 di4
moment-to-moment
济南地区濟南地區ji3 nan2 di4 qu1
Ji'nan prefecture in Shandong
济宁地区濟寧地區ji3 ning2 di4 qu1
Jining prefecture in Shandong
加沙地带加沙地帶jia1 sha1 di4 dai4
Gaza strip
家庭地址家庭地址jia1 ting2 di4 zhi3
home address
嘉兴地区嘉興地區jia1 xing1 di4 qu1
Jiaxing prefecture, Zhejiang
简单地说簡單地說jian3 dan1 de5 shuo1
to put it simply; simply put
见地見地jian4 di4
opinion; view; insight
江孜地区江孜地區jiang1 zi1 di4 qu1
Gyangzê county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
降落地点降落地點jiang4 luo4 di4 dian3
landing site
脚不点地腳不點地jiao3 bu4 dian3 di4
see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地
脚不沾地腳不沾地jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4
feet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind
脚踏实地腳踏實地jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
教堂墓地教堂墓地jiao4 tang2 mu4 di4
churchyard
阶地階地jie1 di4
terrace (geography)
接地接地jie1 di4
earth (electric connection); to earth
金冠地莺金冠地鶯jin1 guan1 di4 ying1
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
金华地区金華地區jin1 hua2 di4 qu1
Jinhua prefecture, Zhejiang
禁地禁地jin4 di4
forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits
近地点近地點jin4 di4 dian3
apsis; perigee
近地轨道近地軌道jin4 di4 gui3 dao4
low Earth orbit (LEO)
近地天体近地天體jin4 di4 tian1 ti3
near-Earth object (NEO)
尽地主之谊盡地主之誼jin4 di4 zhu3 zhi1 yi4
to act as host; to do the honors
近畿地方近畿地方jin4 ji1 di4 fang1
Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府, Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府, Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣|滋贺县, Nara prefecture 奈良縣|奈良县, Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县, Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣|和歌山县, Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县
晋江地区晉江地區jin4 jiang1 di4 qu1
Jinjiang county (old term); since 1983, Jinjiang county level city, Fujian
惊天动地驚天動地jing1 tian1 dong4 di4
world-shaking (idiom)
境地境地jing4 di4
circumstances
九江地区九江地區jiu3 jiang1 di4 qu1
Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi
酒泉地区酒泉地區jiu3 quan2 di4 qu1
Jiuquan prefecture in Gansu
旧地舊地jiu4 di4
once familiar places; former haunts
就地就地jiu4 di4
locally; on the spot
旧地重游舊地重遊jiu4 di4 chong2 you2
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
就地取材就地取材jiu4 di4 qu3 cai2
to draw on local resources; using materials at hand
就地正法就地正法jiu4 di4 zheng4 fa3
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot
居住地居住地ju1 zhu4 di4
current address; place of residence
局地局地ju2 di4
local; locally
聚居地聚居地ju4 ju1 di4
inhabited land; habitat
卷地皮卷地皮juan3 di4 pi2
to plunder the land and extort from the peasant; corrupt practice
绝地絕地jue2 di4
danger spot; Jedi (in Star Wars)
崛地而起崛地而起jue2 di4 er2 qi3
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
绝对地址絕對地址jue2 dui4 di4 zhi3
absolute address (computing)
绝望的境地絕望的境地jue2 wang4 de5 jing4 di4
desperate straits; impossible situation
军事基地軍事基地jun1 shi4 ji1 di4
military base
喀什地区喀什地區ka1 shi2 di4 qu1
Qeshqer wilayiti, Kashgar or Kāshí prefecture in west Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan
喀斯特地貌喀斯特地貌ka1 si1 te4 di4 mao4
karst landform (weathered limestone, often forming caves)
卡地亚卡地亞ka3 di4 ya4
Cartier (brand)
开地開地kai1 di4
to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land
开封地区開封地區kai1 feng1 di4 qu1
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
开天避地開天避地kai1 tian1 bi4 di4
to open the sky and divide the earth; ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation myth
开天辟地開天闢地kai1 tian1 pi4 di4
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古 creation myth
康巴地区康巴地區kang1 ba1 di4 qu1
former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
可耕地可耕地ke3 geng1 di4
cultivable
克罗地亚克羅地亞ke4 luo2 di4 ya4
Croatia
克罗地亚共和国克羅地亞共和國ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 gong4 he2 guo2
Republic of Croatia
克罗地亚语克羅地亞語ke4 luo2 di4 ya4 yu3
Croatian (language)
克孜勒苏地区克孜勒蘇地區ke4 zi1 le4 su1 di4 qu1
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end of one's rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation
韶关地区韶關地區shao2 guan1 di4 qu1
Shaoguan prefecture in Guangdong
绍兴地区紹興地區shao4 xing1 di4 qu1
Shaoxing prefecture, Zhejiang
邵阳地区邵陽地區shao4 yang2 di4 qu1
Shaoyang prefecture in Hunan
设身处地設身處地she4 shen1 chu3 di4
to put oneself in sb else's shoes
深源地震深源地震shen1 yuan2 di4 zhen4
deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)
什么地方什麼地方shen2 me5 di4 fang5
somewhere; someplace; where
神农架地区神農架地區shen2 nong2 jia4 di4 qu1
Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
圣安地列斯断层聖安地列斯斷層sheng4 an1 de5 lie4 si1 duan4 ceng2
San Andreas Fault, California; also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
胜地勝地sheng4 di4
well-known scenic spot
圣地聖地sheng4 di4
holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest
圣地牙哥聖地牙哥sheng4 di4 ya2 ge1
(Tw) San Diego, California; Santiago, capital of Chile
圣地亚哥聖地亞哥sheng4 di4 ya4 ge1
Santiago, capital of Chile; San Diego, California
失地失地shi1 di4
to lose land; dispossessed
湿地濕地shi1 di4
wetland
实地實地shi2 di4
on-site
实地访视實地訪視shi2 di4 fang3 shi4
onsite visit
十二地支十二地支shi2 er4 di4 zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
石家庄地区石家莊地區shi2 jia1 zhuang1 di4 qu1
Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
事发地点事發地點shi4 fa1 di4 dian3
the scene of the incident
世界地图世界地圖shi4 jie4 di4 tu2
world map
世界各地世界各地shi4 jie4 ge4 di4
all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world
世界文化遗产地世界文化遺產地shi4 jie4 wen2 hua4 yi2 chan3 di4
World Heritage site
收复失地收復失地shou1 fu4 shi1 di4
to recover lost territory
首都领地首都領地shou3 du1 ling3 di4
capital territory; Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉
受灾地区受災地區shou4 zai1 di4 qu1
disaster area
倏地倏地shu1 de5
swiftly; suddenly
熟地熟地shu2 di4
cultivated land; in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
属地屬地shu3 di4
dependency; possession; annexed territory
斯堪地纳维亚斯堪地納維亞si1 kan1 di4 na4 wei2 ya4
Scandinavia (Tw)
思茅地区思茅地區si1 mao2 di4 qu1
Simao prefecture in Yunnan
斯瓦特谷地斯瓦特谷地si1 wa3 te4 gu3 di4
Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier
思维地图思維地圖si1 wei2 di4 tu2
mind map
死无葬身之地死無葬身之地si3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4
to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end
死心塌地死心塌地si3 xin1 ta1 di4
to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
死心踏地死心踏地si3 xin1 ta4 di4
see 死心塌地
四川大地震四川大地震si4 chuan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
四川盆地四川盆地si4 chuan1 pen2 di4
Sichuan basin
四大盆地四大盆地si4 da4 pen2 di4
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
四平地区四平地區si4 ping2 di4 qu1
former Siping prefecture, Jilin
苏台德地区蘇台德地區su1 tai2 de2 di4 qu1
Sudetenland
苏州地区蘇州地區su1 zhou1 di4 qu1
Suzhou region in Jiangsu
宿县地区宿縣地區su4 xian4 di4 qu1
Suxian county, Anhui
宿营地宿營地su4 ying2 di4
camp; campsite
随地隨地sui2 di4
according to the location; everywhere; any place; from any location; from wherever you like
绥化地区綏化地區sui2 hua4 di4 qu1
Suihua prefecture, Heilongjiang
随时随地隨時隨地sui2 shi2 sui2 di4
anytime and anywhere
所在地所在地suo3 zai4 di4
location; site
塔城地区塔城地區ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1
Tarbaghatay wilayiti or Tacheng prefecture in Xinjiang
塔里木盆地塔里木盆地ta3 li3 mu4 pen2 di4
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
台州地区台州地區tai1 zhou1 di4 qu1
Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang
台地臺地tai2 di4
tableland; mesa
泰安地区泰安地區tai4 an1 di4 qu1
Tai'an prefecture in Shandong
谈天说地談天說地tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4
to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun
唐山大地震唐山大地震tang2 shan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
唐山地区唐山地區tang2 shan1 di4 qu1
Tangshan county (old name)
特地特地te4 di4
specially; for a special purpose
天崩地裂天崩地裂tian1 beng1 di4 lie4
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval
天不怕地不怕天不怕地不怕tian1 bu4 pa4 di4 bu4 pa4
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless
天差地別天差地別tian1 cha1 di4 bie2
poles apart (idiom); as different as can be
天差地远天差地遠tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3
poles apart (idiom); entirely different
天长地久天長地久tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3
enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
天地天地tian1 di4
heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity
天地会天地會tian1 di4 hui4
Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
天地良心天地良心tian1 di4 liang2 xin1
in all honesty; truth to tell
天地悬隔天地懸隔tian1 di4 xuan2 ge2
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth; wide difference of opinion (idiom)
天地玄黄天地玄黃tian1 di4 xuan2 huang2
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文
天翻地覆天翻地覆tian1 fan1 di4 fu4
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
印地安纳印地安納yin4 di4 an1 na4
Indiana, US state
印地安纳州印地安納州yin4 di4 an1 na4 zhou1
Indiana, US state
印地语印地語yin4 di4 yu3
Hindi (language)
英雄无用武之地英雄無用武之地ying1 xiong2 wu2 yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4
a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents
营地營地ying2 di4
camp
永吉地区永吉地區yong3 ji2 di4 qu1
former Yongji prefecture, Jilin
用武之地用武之地yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4
ample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
有条有理地有條有理地you3 tiao2 you3 li3 de5
methodically; systematically
友谊地久天长友誼地久天長you3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯, sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell; also rendered 友誼萬歲|友谊万岁 or 友誼天長地久|友谊天长地久
友谊天长地久友誼天長地久you3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长
余地餘地yu2 di4
margin; leeway
舆地輿地yu2 di4
land; map; (old) geography
榆林地区榆林地區yu2 lin2 di4 qu1
Yulin prefecture, Shaanxi
玉林地区玉林地區yu4 lin2 di4 qu1
Yulin prefecture in Guangxi
玉溪地区玉溪地區yu4 xi1 di4 qu1
Yuxi prefecture in Yunnan
原产地原產地yuan2 chan3 di4
original source; place of origin; provenance
园地園地yuan2 di4
garden area
塬地塬地yuan2 di4
fertile arable soil of loess plateau
原地原地yuan2 di4
(in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product)
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
置之死地置之死地zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4
to place sb on field of death; to confront with mortal danger; to give sb no way out; with one's back to the wall; looking death in the eye; part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生
置之死地而后生置之死地而後生zhi4 zhi1 si3 di4 er2 hou4 sheng1
place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger; fig. to find a way out of an impasse