dì tú
map
CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
dì
earth
ground
field
place
land
CL:片[pian4]
de
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì fang
area
place
space
room
territory
CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
dì fāng
region
regional (away from the central administration)
local
dì qū
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)
CL:個|个[ge4]
gè dì
in all parts of (a country)
various regions
quán guó gè dì
every part of the country
dì wèi
position
status
place
CL:個|个[ge4]
dì diǎn
place
site
location
venue
CL:個|个[ge4]
tiān dì
heaven and earth
world
scope
field of activity
jī dì
base (of operations)
industrial or military base
al-Qaeda
tǔ dì
land
soil
territory
CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
dì xià
underground
subterranean
covert
dì shang
on the ground
on the floor
pén dì
basin (low-lying geographical feature)
depression
dì biǎo
the surface (of the earth)
dì mào
relief
landform (geology)
yīn dì zhì yí
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
eternal
yī xí zhī dì
(acknowledged) place
a role to play
niche
dì xíng
topography
terrain
landform
zháo dì
to land
to touch the ground
also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
zhuó dì
to land
to touch the ground
see also 著地|着地[zháo dì]
dì shì
terrain
topography relief
huāng dì
wasteland
uncultivated land
píng dì
to level the land
level ground
plain
fù dì
hinterland
interior
outback
dì jī
foundations (of a building)
base
jiǎo tà shí dì
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
steady and serious character
fān tiān fù dì
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head
shī dì
to lose land
dispossessed
Hǎi dì
Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola
nèi dì
inland
interior
hinterland
dì yuán
geographic situation
geo-(politics etc)
biàn dì kāi huā
to blossom everywhere
to spring up all over the place
to flourish on a large scale
sǐ xīn tā dì
to be hell-bent on
dead set on sth
unswerving
fā xiáng dì
the birthplace (of sth good)
the cradle (e.g. of art)
dì lì
soil fertility
land capability
tián dì
field
farmland
cropland
plight
extent
dì lì
favorable location
in the right place
productivity of land
dì huáng
Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
zhù dì
living area
residential area
tè dì
specially
for a special purpose
wú dì zì róng
ashamed and unable to show one's face
tiān jīng dì yì
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
right and unalterable
a matter of course
Shèng dì yà gē
Santiago, capital of Chile
San Diego, California
zhěng dì
to prepare the soil (agriculture)
chǎng dì
space
site
place
sports pitch
shān dì
mountainous region
hilly area
hilly country
cǎo dì
lawn
meadow
sod
turf
CL:片[pian4]
jué dì
danger spot
Jedi (in Star Wars)
dì bù
condition
situation
plight
extent
room for action
shú dì
cultivated land
in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
pū tiān gài dì
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
omnipresent
of universal importance
rén jié dì líng
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
jiē dì
earth (electric connection)
to earth
wài dì
parts of the country other than where one is
lù dì
dry land (as opposed to the sea)
dì dao
authentic
genuine
typical
from a place known for the product
thorough
conscientious
shèng dì
holy land (of a religion)
sacred place
shrine
holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
center of historic interest
àn dì li
secretly
inwardly
on the sly
zhì dì
texture
background (texture)
grain
quality
character
disposition
Wēi dì mǎ lā
Guatemala
see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1]
luò dì chuāng
French window
CL:扇[shan4]
gù dì
once familiar places
former haunts
dì léi
landmine
CL:顆|颗[ke1]
(fig.) sore point
weak spot
chǎn dì
the source (of a product)
place of origin
manufacturing location
wā dì
depression
low-lying ground
suí dì
according to the location
everywhere
any place
from any location
from wherever you like
luò dì
to fall to the ground
to be set on the ground
to reach to the ground
to be born
(of a plane) to land
shǔ dì
dependency
possession
annexed territory
huān tiān xǐ dì
delighted
with great joy
in high spirits
dì zhī
the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
dì tán
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
dì guā
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
zì liú dì
private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
Xīn tiān dì
Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)
chū rén tóu dì
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
to excel
dì pán
domain
territory under one's control
foundation of a building
base of operations
crust of earth
dì fǔ
hell
the nether world
Hades
dì pí
lot
section of land
ground
dì lòu
drain
underground drainpipe
floor gutter
25th of 2nd lunar month
dì gōng
underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
sǎo dì
to sweep the floor
to reach rock bottom
to be at an all-time low
zhòng dì
important place
strategic location
lǜ dì
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
fā yuán dì
place of origin
birthplace
source
tán tiān shuō dì
to talk endlessly
talking of anything under the sun
tiān fān dì fù
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head
yuán chǎn dì
original source
place of origin
provenance
shè shēn chǔ dì
to put oneself in sb else's shoes
Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
dì chǔ
to be located at
to be situated in
pín kùn dì qū
poor region
impoverished area
shén me dì fang
somewhere
someplace
where
liǎng àn sān dì
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
fēi dì
administrative enclave
land of one country enclosed within another
a salient
xìng dì
innate quality
natural disposition
dāng dì jū mín
a local person
the local population
Wèn chuān dà dì zhèn
the Wenchuan great earthquake of May 2008
jiǎn dān de shuō
to put it simply
simply put
tiān hán dì dòng
cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
dì qū jīng jì
local economy
regional economy
Zhōng guó Dì zhì Dà xué
China University of Geosciences
zhàn dì
to take up space
to occupy (space)
Wèn chuān dì zhèn
the Wenchuan earthquake of May 2008 that killed 80,000 people
dì lì rén hé
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
bá dì
to rise steeply from level ground
dì jí
(administrative) prefecture-level
shì jiè gè dì
all over the world
everywhere
in all parts of the world
jū zhù dì
current address
place of residence
zhàn zhǔ dǎo dì wèi
dominant
predominant
to occupy a leading position
shā dì
sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land
Dì chǎn Dà hēng
Monopoly (game)
known as 大富翁[Da4 fu4 weng1] in PRC
yòng wǔ zhī dì
ample scope for abilities
favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
bǎi dì tān
lit. to set up a stall on the ground
fig. to start up a new business
Jìn jī dì fāng
Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府[Jing1 du1 fu3], Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府[Da4 ban3 fu3], Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣|滋贺县[Zi1 he4 xian4], Nara prefecture 奈良縣|奈良县[Nai4 liang2 xian4], Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣|和歌山县[He2 ge1 shan1 xian4], Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县[Bing1 ku4 xian4]
běn dì rén
native person (of a country)
běn dì huà
localization
adaptation (to foreign environment)
yuán dì
(in) the original place
the place where one currently is
place of origin
local (product)
quān dì
staking a claim to territory
enclosure
kuà dì qū
inter-regional
spanning two or more PRC provinces
dì xīn
the earth's core
geocentric
Táng shān dà dì zhèn
the great Tangshan earthquake of 27th July 1976 that killed more than 650,000 people
dòu dì zhǔ
Fight the Landlord (card game)
dì fāng fǎ yuàn
county court
district court
Dì zàng
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
dì wěi
prefectural Party committee
Sì chuān dà dì zhèn
Sichuan great earthquake
the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
Zhōng guó dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
dǐng tiān lì dì
lit. able to support both heaven and earth
of indomitable spirit (idiom)
dì dòng yí
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
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
Zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
dì dì dào dào
thoroughgoing
authentic
100%
to the core
dì jiǎn shǔ
district prosecutor's office
tǔ dì gōng
Tudi Gong, the God of the earth
bèi dì
secretly
in private
behind someone's back
kāi tiān pì dì
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
bù zú de dì fang
defect
disadvantage
drawback
unsatisfactory point
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
Bì jié dì qū
Bijie prefecture in Guizhou
Kā shí dì qū
Qeshqer wilayiti, Kashgar or Kāshí prefecture in west Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan
yī bài tú dì
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
a crushing defeat
beaten and in a hopeless position
yì dì liàn
long-distance romance
long-distance relationship
jiù dì qǔ cái
to draw on local resources
using materials at hand
yán jiǎn dì
saline soil
(fig.) infertile woman
yí wéi píng dì
to level
to raze to the ground
Tóng rén dì qū
Tongren prefecture in Guizhou
pǎo mǎ quān dì
rushing to stake one's claim in new markets
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
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
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà
land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
Ā lè tài dì qū
Altay prefecture in Xinjiang
Hé tián dì qū
Hoten Wilayiti
Khotan prefecture in Xinjiang
dì dà wù bó
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
Ā kè sū dì qū
Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
xiè tiān xiè dì
Thank heavens!
Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
Hā mì dì qū
Kumul prefecture in Xinjiang
chǎn dì zhèng
certificate of origin (CO or CoO) (commerce)
guì dì qiú ráo
to kneel and beg forgiveness
fēng dì
feudal fiefdom
land held as a vassal in feudal society
enfeoffment
tiān dì huì
Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
yǎn chū dì diǎn
performance place
CL:處|处[chu4]
Dì zàng Pú sà
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
shōu fù shī dì
to recover lost territory
tiān bēng dì liè
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
fig. violent revolution
major social upheaval
dì zhèn dài
seismic zone
earthquake belt
shì fā dì diǎn
the scene of the incident
chǎo dì pí
to speculate in building land
dān xiá dì mào
Danxia landform
red conglomerate and sandstone
zhuā dì
grip on the road
roadholding
Tǔ lǔ fān dì qū
Turpan prefecture in Xinjiang
Huáng tǔ dì
Yellow Earth, 1984 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
huáng tǔ dì
the yellow earth (of China)
dì màn
the mantle of the earth (geology)
huā tiān jiǔ dì
to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
life of debauchery
Tǎ chéng dì qū
Tarbaghatay wilayiti or Tacheng prefecture in Xinjiang
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
fig. huge changes in the world
Lín zhī dì qū
Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri sa khul, Chinese Linzhi
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
Níng bō dì qū
Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang
rén jiān dì yù
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
fig. having an uncomfortable time
shàng tiān rù dì
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
fig. to go to great lengths
to search heaven and earth
Dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū
Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Chái dá mù pén dì
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.
Yān tái dì qū
Yantai prefecture in Shandong
dì zhèn xué
seismology
science of earthquakes
Guān zhōng dì qū
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Shān nán dì qū
Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha sa khul
jiù dì
once familiar places
former haunts
Nà qǔ dì qū
Nagchu prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Nag chu sa khul
zū dì
to rent land
to lease farmland
dì dòng shān yáo
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
dì tóu shé
local bully
tyrant
regional mafia boss
biān dì
border district
borderland
gù dì chóng yóu
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
Rì kā zé dì qū
Shigatse or Xigaze prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse sa khul, Chinese Rikaze
Chāng dū dì qū
Kham or Chamdo prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Chab mdo sa khul, Chinese Qamdo or Changdu
cǐ shí cǐ dì
here and now
as things stand
Wéi fāng dì qū
Weifang prefecture in Shandong
dì qiào yùn dòng
crustal movement
movement of tectonic plates
Ā lǐ dì qū
Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris sa khul
Guó jiā dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
kā sī tè dì mào
karst landform (weathered limestone, often forming caves)
dì bǎo
bunker (underground fortification)
zhì zhī sǐ dì
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
Hǎi dōng dì qū
Haidong prefecture, Qinghai
Fú dì mó
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Liáo chéng dì qū
Liaocheng prefecture in Shandong
Jì níng dì qū
Ji'ning prefecture in Shandong
Zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú
China Geological Survey (CGS)
Dìng xī dì qū
Dingxi prefecture in Gansu
huí xuán yú dì
leeway
latitude
room for freedom of action
kāi dì
to clear land (for cultivation)
to open up land
Dì zàng wáng Pú sà
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
hūn tiān hēi dì
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
fig. pitch dark
to black out
disorderly
troubled times
sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì
to die without a burial site
to die a pauper
a tragic end
dì qì
deed (for land)
CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
yǎng dì
to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
Dé zhōu dì qū
Dezhou prefecture in Shandong
mù biāo dì zhǐ
destination address
target address
cè yuán dì
place of origin
source (of a war or a social movement)
Zhōng guó dì zhèn tái
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
Fó shān dì qū
Foshan prefecture in Guangdong
Táng shān dì qū
Tangshan county (old name)
jiù dì chóng yóu
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
Nán tōng dì qū
Nantong prefecture in Jiangsu
Yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
also rendered 友誼萬歲|友谊万岁[You3 yi4 wan4 sui4] or 友誼天長地久|友谊天长地久[You3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3]
Shí jiā zhuāng dì qū
Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
Jǐ nán dì qū
Ji'nan prefecture in Shandong
lì dì chéng fó
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
liú yú dì
to leave room to maneuver
to leave a margin for error
Nán níng dì qū
Nanning prefecture in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
Sān dì mén
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
Xú zhōu dì qū
Xuzhou prefecture in Jiangsu
luò dì qiān
landing visa
visa on arrival
zhuǎn yí zhèn dì
to move one's base (of operations)
to reposition
to relocate
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
gōng dì
public land
land in common use
Fáng dì měi
Freddie Mac, US mortgage company
formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
dì zhèn liè dù
earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)
dì mài
geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水|风水[feng1 shui3]
ley lines
dì sān xiān
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
Cháng dé dì qū
Changde prefecture in Hunan
zhuǎn rù dì xià
to go underground
to turn to secret activities
dì hé
core of the earth (geology)
Lín yí dì qū
Linyi prefecture in Shandong
shí èr dì zhī
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)
bài tiān dì
to worship heaven and earth
ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
also called 拜堂
dì miàn kòng zhì
ground control (of airborne or space operation)
Jīn huá dì qū
Jinhua prefecture, Zhejiang
yīn cáo dì fǔ
netherworld
Kingdom of the Underworld
Hades
dì qū chōng tū
local or regional confrontation
dì qián
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
dì cí chǎng
the earth's magnetic field
Běi lǐng dì
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
dì zhèn qū
seismic zone
earthquake belt
Bǎo dìng dì qū
Baoding county (old name)
dì shǐ
earth history
geological history
tiān dì xuán huáng
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
Yán biān dì qū
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
Luò yáng dì qū
Luoyang prefecture in Henan
Yùn chéng dì qū
Yuncheng prefecture in Shanxi
Tái zhōu dì qū
Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang
Liǔ zhōu dì qū
Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi
Zhuang: Liujcouh
Lì jiāng dì qū
Lijiang prefecture in northwest Yunnan
jué duì dì zhǐ
absolute address (computing)
Shào xīng dì qū
Shaoxing prefecture, Zhejiang
Jiā xīng dì qū
Jiaxing prefecture, Zhejiang
Mǎ lā dì
Marathi language of west India
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
yán miàn sǎo dì
lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
to carry out the law on the spot
Lín cāng dì qū
Lincang prefecture in Yunnan
bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì
semi-feudal and semi-colonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
Lì shuǐ dì qū
Lishui prefecture, Zhejiang
míng yù sǎo dì
to be thoroughly discredited
to fall into disrepute
Ān yáng dì qū
Anyang prefecture in Henan
Bǎi sè dì qū
Baise prefecture in Guangxi
former pr. [Bo2 se4]
yǎ dān dì mào
Yardang landform (formed by wind erosion)
Sī máo dì qū
Simao prefecture in Yunnan
Lǒng nán dì qū
Longnan prefecture in south Gansu (bordering Shaanxi and Sichuan)
Gàn zhōu dì qū
Ganzhou prefecture in Jiangxi
Yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]
Zhōu kǒu dì qū
Zhoukou prefecture in Henan
Nán yáng dì qū
Nanyang prefecture in Henan
yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì
a hero with no chance of using his might
to have no opportunity to display one's talents
tǔ lǔ fān pén dì
the Turpan depression in Xinjiang
Lín fén dì qū
Linfen prefecture in Shanxi
Xīn xiāng dì qū
Xinxiang prefecture in Henan
Yú lín dì qū
Yulin prefecture, Shaanxi
Pú tián dì qū
Putian prefecture (old term)
since 1983, Putian prefecture level city, Fujian
Guì lín dì qū
Guilin precture in Guangxi
zhèn tiān dòng dì
to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
Sān dì mén xiāng
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Hé chí dì qū
Hechi prefecture in Guangxi
Bīn zhōu dì qū
Huimin prefecture in Shandong
Ā bí dì yù
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
fig. hell
hell on earth
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
dì fāng zhǔ yì
regionalism
favoring one's local region
Níng dé dì qū
Ningde prefecture in Fujian
Zhàn jiāng dì qū
Zhanjiang prefecture in Guangdong
Zhāng yè dì qū
Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term)
Zhangye prefecture level city 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 shi4] (district in Gansu)
Huā dì mǎ táng qū
Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Macau)
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Lóng yán dì qū
Longyan district (old term)
since 1983, Longyan county level city, Fujian
Héng shuǐ dì qū
Hengshui county (old name)
Zhù mǎ diàn dì qū
Zhumadian prefecture in Henan
Zhāng jiā kǒu dì qū
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
dà Lún dūn dì qū
Greater London
London region, England
Xìn yáng dì qū
Xinyang prefecture in Henan
Suí huà dì qū
Suihua prefecture, Heilongjiang
Yí chāng dì qū
Yichang prefecture in Hubei
Měi guó dì zhì diào chá jú
United States geological survey (USGS)
Yí chūn dì qū
Yichun prefecture in Jiangxi
xiāng duì dì zhǐ
relative address (computing)
Shàng ráo dì qū
Shangrao prefecture in Jiangxi
Xíng tái dì qū
Xingtai county (old name)
Hàn zhōng dì qū
Hanzhong prefecture, Shaanxi
Shàn tóu dì qū
Shantou prefecture, Guangdong
Zhèn jiāng dì qū
Zhenjiang prefecture in Jiangsu
Jiǔ quán dì qū
Jiuquan prefecture in Gansu
Láng fāng dì qū
Langfang county (old name)
Tài ān dì qū
Tai'an prefecture in Shandong
dì qiú shàng de shēng wù
Life on Earth, 1979 TV series by David Attenborough 大衛·艾登堡|大卫·艾登堡[Dà wèi · Ài dēng bǎo]
Zūn yì dì qū
Zun'yi prefecture in Guizhou
Shāng qiū dì qū
Shangqiu prefecture in Henan
Dà dì zhī gē
Song of the Earth
Das Lied von der Erde
Mián yáng dì qū
Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city
Píng liáng dì qū
Pingliang prefecture in Gansu
Jí ān dì qū
Ji'an prefecture in Jiangxi
Qìng yáng dì qū
Qingyang prefecture in Gansu
Wèi nán dì qū
Weinan prefecture in Shaanxi
Ān kāng dì qū
Ankang prefecture, Shaanxi
Yán ān dì qū
Yan'an prefecture, Shaanxi
Yǎ ān dì qū
Ya'an prefecture in Sichuan
Ān shùn dì qū
Anshun prefecture in Guizhou
Lóu dǐ dì qū
Loudi prefecture in Hunan
dì zhǐ jiě xī xié yì
address resolution protocol
ARP
Mǔ dan jiāng dì qū
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
Fù yáng dì qū
Fuyang prefecture in Anhui
gōng kuàng yòng dì
industrial and mining area
Zhāo tōng dì qū
Zhaotong prefecture in Yunnan
Xǔ Dì shān
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
Tiě lǐng dì qū
Tieling prefecture and county in Liaoning
Zhāo yáng dì qū
Zhaoyang district in Liaoning
dì zhèn xué jiā
seismologist
earthquake scientist
Bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳
Sì píng dì qū
former Siping prefecture, Jilin
Yù lín dì qū
Yulin prefecture in Guangxi
Chéng dé dì qū
Chengde prefecture (old name)
now Chengde prefecture level city
Nán chōng dì qū
Nanchong prefecture in Sichuan
Hēi hé dì qū
Heihe prefecture, Heilongjiang
Bāo tóu dì qū
Baotou prefecture in Inner Mongolia
Bǎo shān dì qū
Baoshan prefecture in Yunnan
Xián níng dì qū
Xianning prefecture in Hubei
Bái chéng dì qū
former Baicheng prefecture, Jilin
Yuè yáng dì qū
Yueyang prefecture in Hunan
Jiǔ jiāng dì qū
Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi
Nán píng dì qū
Nanping district (old term)
since 1983, Nanping county level city, Fujian
Kāi fēng dì qū
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
Dì lā nà
Tirana, capital of Albania
bà dì
to harrow
to break the ground with a hoe
Gù yuán dì qū
Guyuan prefecture in Ningxia
Sháo guān dì qū
Shaoguan prefecture in Guangdong
Yí bīn dì qū
Yibin prefecture level city in Sichuan
Yì yáng dì qū
Yiyang prefecture in Hunan
Tiān shuǐ dì qū
Tianshui prefecture in Gansu
Huán Tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài
Pacific rim seismic belt
Ring of fire
Yān qí pén dì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
tōng tiān chè dì
to know all under heaven
exceptionally talented (idiom)
Héng yáng dì qū
Hengyang prefecture in Hunan
hé dì léi
nuclear land mine
nuclear mine
Xiào gǎn dì qū
Xiaogan prefecture in Hubei
Wǔ wēi dì qū
Wuwei prefecture in Gansu
Zhào qìng dì qū
Zhaoqing prefecture in Guangdong
Mǎ lā dì yǔ
Marathi language of west India
Xǔ chāng dì qū
Xuchang prefecture in Henan
Fú líng dì qū
Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Tōng huà dì qū
former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin
Qǔ jìng dì qū
Qujing prefecture in Yunnan
Yù xī dì qū
Yuxi prefecture in Yunnan
chá dì
stubble land after crop has been taken
Bā zhōng dì qū
Bazhong prefecture in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
wēi xìn sǎo dì
to lose every scrap of reputation
Xiāng tán dì qū
Xiangtan prefecture in Hunan
Xiāng yáng dì qū
old term for Xiangyang district of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiang1 fan2 shi4], Hubei
dì qū chā jià
local differences in price
regional price variation
Wú zhōu dì qū
Wuzhou prefecture in Guangxi
Shào yáng dì qū
Shaoyang prefecture in Hunan
Lè shān dì qū
Leshan prefecture in Sichuan
qiǎn yuán dì zhèn
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
Pān zhī huā dì qū
Panzhihua prefecture in south Sichuan, bordering Yunnan
huán Bó hǎi wān dì qū
Bohai Economic Circle (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)
sāi ěr wéi yà kè luó dì yà yǔ
Serbo-Croatian (language)
dì sù
groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
Xián yáng dì qū
Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi
Qīn zhōu dì qū
Qinzhou prefecture in Guangxi
Zhuang: Ginhcouh
Ēn shī dì qū
Enshi in Hubei
abbr. for Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
Huì yáng dì qū
Huizhou prefecture 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong
Jìn jiāng dì qū
Jinjiang county (old term)
since 1983, Jinjiang county level city, Fujian
Xiāng gǎng shī dì gōng yuán
Hong Kong wetlands park, in Yuen Long, New Territories
hǎi kōng jūn jī dì
naval and air military base
Huái yīn dì qū
Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu
cè dì xiàn
geodesic
a geodesic (curve)
Wàn xiàn dì qū
Wanxian prefecture in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district of Chongqing municipality in 1990
Èr lián pén dì
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
jué wàng de jìng dì
desperate straits
impossible situation
Guǎng ān dì qū
Guang'an prefecture level city in Sichuan
Kāng bā dì qū
former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
Nèi jiāng dì qū
Neijiang prefecture in Sichuan
zhuǎn huán yú dì
to have room to save a situation
margin for error (idiom)
hòu fēng dì dòng yí
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132
Shén nóng jià dì qū
Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
shēn yuán dì zhèn
deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
a fuss about nothing
nothing to write home about
dì lǒng
lines on ridges on ploughed field
dà mài dì
place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters
sì dà pén dì
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
dì rè diàn zhàn
geothermal electric power station
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ de
methodically
systematically
Zhǔn gě ěr pén dì
Dzungaria or Jungarian depression in north Xinjiang between Altai and Tianshan
Jī dì kǒng bù zǔ zhī
Al Qaeda
same as 基地組織|基地组织
qiān fā dì diǎn
place of issue (of document)
jué dì ér qǐ
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
dì xià hé bào zhà
nuclear underground burst
underground nuclear explosion
Yī lí pén dì
the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang
dì zhèn huó dòng dài
seismic zone
earthquake belt
dì tǎng quán
Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"
"Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
Bèi kǎ gǔ dì
Bekaa valley between Lebanon and Syria
Fèi ěr gàn nà pén dì
the Ferghana valley in modern Uzbekistan
Wēn jiāng dì qū
Wenjiang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
dì rè fā diàn chǎng
geothermal electric power station
màn tiān biàn dì
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere
as far as the eye can see
yuán dì
fertile arable soil of loess plateau
Nèn jiāng dì qū
Nenjiang county in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
shǒu dū lǐng dì
capital territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉
dì jiǎ
cape (geography)
headland
Yà ōu dà lù fù dì
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
dì zū shōu rù
rent income (esp. from arable land)
dì guā miàn
sweet potato or yam noodles
zhōng yuán dì zhèn
medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)
Lián yuán dì qū
Lianyuan county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
Hǎi dì dǎo
Hispaniola (Caribbean Island divided between Dominican Republic and Haiti)
Zhǔn gé ěr pén dì
Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang between the Altai and TianShan ranges
zhàn dì zhǐ
stack address (computing)
pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
Sāng dì nuò Mín zú Jiě fàng Zhèn xiàn
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Jiāng zī dì qū
Gyangzê county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
chù dì dé fēn
to score a try (sports)
to score a touchdown
Zhōng guó Guó jiā dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
Guān dōng dì zhèn
Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area
èr dì zhǔ
sublandlord
tenant who sublets
Měi guó dì zhì jú
United States geological survey (USGS)
Dé huì dì qū
Dehui county in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
Mǎ lán jī dì
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
É jì nà dì qū
Eijin banner in Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
mán tiān yuàn dì
lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
fig. to rave and rant
Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sà
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
fù dì jí shì
sub-prefecture level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)
tiān dì xuán gé
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth
wide difference of opinion (idiom)
dì lǐ jí
geographic pole
north and south poles
dì xīn wěi dù
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
ràng bù de
concessively (linguistic term)
yieldingly
zài qiáo liáng gōng dì shàng
At the bridge building site, 1956 novel by Liu Binyan 劉賓雁|刘宾雁
Yǒng jí dì qū
former Yongji prefecture, Jilin
fēng yān biàn dì
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
Shèng Ān de liè sī duàn céng
San Andreas fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
Dōng Fēi dà dì qiàn
Great East African rift valley
Dì miàn Líng diǎn
Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
wishing for conjugal bliss
kuì huǐ wú dì
ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
yī bài tú dì
beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
a crushing defeat
failed and in a hopeless position
Shǎn xī dà dì zhèn
the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people
juǎn dì pí
to plunder the land and extort from the peasant
corrupt practice
fú dòng dì yù
floating hell
slave ships
dì miàn hé bào zhà
surface nuclear explosion
Kè zī lè sū dì qū
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
momentous changes are underway (idiom)
Sī wǎ tè gǔ dì
Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier
Lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū
Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa
tiān zāi dì niè
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
Heaven-sent warnings
kāi tiān bì dì
to open the sky and divide the earth
ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation myth
běn dì guǎn lǐ jiè miàn
LMI
local management interface (telecommunications)
měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang
However excellent, everyone has his defects.
There is always a fly in the ointment.
cf idiom 美中不足[měi zhōng bù zú], everything is fine except for one small defect
wàn wéi tiān luó dì wǎng
World Wide Web (WWW)
lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth
pái wū dì xià zhǔ guǎn wǎng
underground sewage network
duō zhàn dì zhǐ
multicast address
multistation address
dì zhōng hǎi xíng pín xuè
thalassemia
Mediterranean anemia
bèi dì fēng
behind sb's back
privately
on the sly
chōng mǎn xī wàng de bá shè bǐ dào dá mù dì dì gēng néng gěi rén lè qù
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
hé bào zhà dì qiú wù lǐ xiào yìng
geophysical effects of nuclear explosion
lín shí de běn dì guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu
Interim Local Management Interface
ILMI
tiān gōng dì dào dì dào
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
dì jī dān
unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩[mu3], Chinese acre)
zhě zhòu shān xì huǒ dì dǎo
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
Fèi ěr gàn nà pán dì
the Ferghana valley (in Uzbekistan, central Asia)
qí dǎ hāng r de
in unison and with one voice (dialect)
Huán Bó hǎi Wān Dì qū
Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)
huī fù dì yīng
(bird species of China) grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)
Huǒ xīng zhuàng Dì qiú
clash that leaves both sides shattered
Huǒ dì Qún dǎo
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
Jǐ níng dì qū
Jining prefecture in Shandong
mǎn dì zhǎo yá
to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(fig.) to get beaten up badly
to beat the crap out of (sb)
liú yǒu yú dì
to leave some leeway
to allow for the unpredictable
huà dì wéi láo
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
huà dì wéi yù
see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
jìn dì
forbidden area
restricted area
(fig.) sth considered off-limits
ǎi dì chá
Japanese Ardisia herb
Herba Ardisiae japonicae
jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì
to act as host
to do the honors
bái méi dì dōng
(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
bái wěi lán dì qú
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
bái wěi dì yā
(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)
huà dì zì xiàn
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
Huái hǎi dì qū
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
Hǎi dì Dǎo
Hispaniola (Caribbean Island divided between Dominican Republic and Haiti)
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
zhì dì yǒu shēng
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
to have substance
liào dì
(of folk artists) to give a performance at a temple fair or on the street etc
tuō dì
to mop the floor
(of a gown etc) to trail on the ground
full-length
dǎ dì pù
to make one's bed on the floor
Lǚ Dà Zū dì Tiáo yuē
unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia
Shā dì huà
see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
Wèn chuān Dà dì zhèn
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
Wèn chuān Dì zhèn
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
sǐ xīn tà dì
see 死心塌地[si3 xin1 ta1 di4]
chéng tóu dì dōng
(bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
lì tóu dì yīng
(bird species of China) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)
hēi wěi dì yā
(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
Pǎo mǎ dì
Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)
zǒu dì pán
live betting
in-play wagering
Fèi ěr gàn nà Pén dì
the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan
Bèi kǎ Gǔ dì
Bekaa Valley between Lebanon and Syria
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
Dòu Dì zhǔ
"Fight the Landlord" (card game)
Xiāng gǎng Shī dì Gōng yuán
Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories
É jì nà Dì qū
Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
cháng wěi dì dōng
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
cháng zuǐ dì dōng
(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
jīn guān dì yīng
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
xī dì nà fēi
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
hè bèi dì shān què
(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
Lǐ Hǎi dì yā
(bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)
Shèng ān de liè sī Duàn céng
San Andreas Fault, California
also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
Shèng dì yá gē
(Tw) San Diego, California
Santiago, capital of Chile
Měi guó Dì zhì Diào chá jú
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Měi guó Dì zhì jú
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
lǜ dì
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
lǜ zuǐ dì juān
(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
zǐ huā dì dīng
Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)
zhàn dì
stop (on a bus or train route)
gān nǎo tú dì
to offer one's life in sacrifice
hǔ bān dì dōng
(bird species of China) scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)
lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú
(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
Méng dì Kǎ luó
Monte-Carlo (Monaco) (Tw)
luò dì shēng gēn
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots
Wàn wéi Tiān luó Dì wǎng
World Wide Web (WWW)
lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth
term coined by China News Digest and abbreviated to 萬維網|万维网[Wan4 wei2 wang3]
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ
towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
great oaks from little acorns grow
cǎo dì liù
(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
jiǎo bù diǎn dì
see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4]
jiǎo bù zhān dì
feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind
Láng fáng dì qū
Langfang county (old name)
dì gōu yóu
cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back to restaurants)
Sì chuān Dà dì zhèn
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
Táng shān Dà dì zhèn
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
Tǔ lǔ fān Pén dì
the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang
dì shū
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
dì tān
street stall with goods laid out on the ground
dì guǎng rén xī
vast, but sparsely populated
Dì tán
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
Tāi zhōu dì qū
Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang
yuán dì tà bù
to mark time (military)
to make no headway
shén me dì fang
somewhere
someplace
where
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
Yà zhōu mò dì lín yīng
(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)
Dān xiá dì mào
Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)
Zhōng guó Dì zhì Diào chá jú
China Geological Survey (CGS)
Zhōng guó Dì qiú Wù lǐ Xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
bù zǎ de
(dialect) not that great
not up to much
nothing special
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
dī dì guǐ dào
see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]
zhàn dì miàn ji
floor area
occupied area
footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)
Bó kē Shèng dì
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
bié yǒu tiān dì
enchanting scenery
beautiful surroundings
world of its own
gōng dì bēi jù
tragedy of the commons (economics)
Bā shí Tiān Huán yóu Dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4]
Nèi dì
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
guāng bèi dì dōng
(bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
to live miles apart (idiom)
tiān dì liáng xīn
in all honesty
truth to tell
Tiān dì huì
Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
tiān nán dì běi
distant places
all over the country
(to talk) about this and that
tiān gōng dì dào
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
fearless
Dà mài dì
place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters
dà cháng zuǐ dì dōng
(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
Dà xī dì
Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
tiān chā dì bié
poles apart (idiom)
as different as can be
tiān chā dì yuǎn
poles apart (idiom)
entirely different
píng dì qǐ fēng bō
trouble appearing from nowhere
unforeseen situation
píng dì qǐ jiā
to start from scratch (idiom)
xí dì ér shuì
to sleep on the ground (idiom)
xí dì ér zuò
to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
tiān zào dì shè
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
ideal
perfect
(of a match) made in heaven
to be made for one another
tiān huāng dì lǎo
until the end of time (idiom)
tiān luó dì wǎng
inescapable net (idiom)
trap
dragnet
tiān xuán dì gé
see 天差地遠|天差地远[tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3]
dì guā miàn
sweet potato or yam noodles
dì lǐ wěi dù
geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
dì lǎo tiān huāng
see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]
Sāi ěr wéi yà Kè luó dì yà yǔ
Serbo-Croatian (language)
Jī dì Kǒng bù Zǔ zhī
Al-Qaeda
same as 基地組織|基地组织
dì biē
Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
dì tóu
place
locality
edge of a field
lower margin of a page
dì diào
geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
dì jiǎo
(page) footer
(dialect) foundation (of a building)
base
dì gǔn qiú
ten-pin bowling
bowling ball
(baseball etc) ground ball