Usage of the character 地

Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

zhàndì

占地

[占地]

to take up space
to occupy (space)

dìqū

地区

[地區]

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 (gè)

shīdì

湿地

[濕地]

wetland

dìdào

地道

[地道]

tunnel
causeway

píngdì

平地

[平地]

to level the land
level ground
plain

yědì

野地

[野地]

wilderness

dìlú

地炉

[地爐]

fire pit

dìhú

地和

[地和]

(mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw
(mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand

dìbù

地步

[地步]

stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)
a (usu. bad) situation
leeway

dìzū

地租

[地租]

land rent
land tax

xīdì

吸地

[吸地]

to vacuum the floor

zhòngdì

重地

[重地]

location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public); sensitive area

zhēngdì

征地

[征地]

to requisition land

biāndì

边地

[邊地]

border district
borderland

quāndì

圈地

[圈地]

staking a claim to territory
enclosure

jìndì

禁地

[禁地]

forbidden area
restricted area
(fig.) sth considered off-limits

fēngdì

封地

[封地]

feudal fiefdom
land held as a vassal in feudal society
enfeoffment

lǐngdì

领地

[領地]

territory; domain; estate
(old) fief

xǐdì

洗地

[洗地]

to clean the floor
(Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor
(fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing
to defend (a wrongdoer)
(coll.) to carpet-bomb

fēndì

分地

[分地]

to distribute land

shīdì

失地

[失地]

to lose territory
lost territory

dìjiē

地接

[地接]

local guide
tour escort

dìbiǎo

地表

[地表]

the surface (of the earth)

shāndì

山地

[山地]

mountainous region
hilly area
hilly country

pìdì

僻地

[僻地]

the sticks
the boondocks

xiàndì

县地

[縣地]

county seat
county town

shèngdì

圣地

[聖地]

holy land (of a religion)
sacred place
shrine
holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
center of historic interest

dìfāng

地方

[地方]

region
regional (away from the central administration)
local

dìzhǔ

地主

[地主]

landlord
landowner
host

fùdì

腹地

[腹地]

hinterland
interior
outback

dìxíng

地形

[地形]

topography
terrain
landform

kāidì

开地

[開地]

to clear land (for cultivation)
to open up land

diēdì

爹地

[爹地]

daddy (loanword)

dìxué

地穴

[地穴]

pit
burrow
crypt

dìbǎo

地堡

[地堡]

bunker (underground fortification)

jiēdì

阶地

[階地]

terrace (geography)

wādì

洼地

[窪地]

low-lying ground; depression

biàndì

遍地

[遍地]

everywhere
all over

chúdì

锄地

[鋤地]

to hoe
to weed the soil

dìmiàn

地面

[地面]

floor
ground
surface

zūdì

租地

[租地]

to rent land
to lease farmland

zhàndì

战地

[戰地]

battlefield

bǎodì

宝地

[寶地]

blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc
(term of respect) your place

dìmíng

地名

[地名]

place name
toponym

Dìtán

地坛

[地壇]

Temple of Earth (in Beijing)

chádì

茬地

[茬地]

stubble land after crop has been taken

mòde

蓦地

[驀地]

suddenly; unexpectedly

dìshū

地书

[地書]

writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water

dìyù

地狱

[地獄]

hell
infernal
underworld
(Buddhism) Naraka

zhòngdì

种地

[種地]

to farm; to work the land

shìde

似地

[似地]

(used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地 (shidè)) like (X); as if (X)
Taiwan pr. (sidè)

gèdì

各地

[各地]

in all parts of (a country)
various regions

dìshì

地势

[地勢]

terrain
topography relief

dìdòng

地洞

[地洞]

tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout

dìduàn

地段

[地段]

section
district

tuōdì

拖地

[拖地]

to mop the floor
(of a gown etc) to trail on the ground
full-length

jiùdì

就地

[就地]

locally
on the spot

gùdì

故地

[故地]

once familiar places
former haunts

méndì

门地

[門地]

see 門第／门第 (méndì)

yǎngdì

养地

[養地]

to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)

dìlín

地邻

[地鄰]

neighbor on farmland

huāngdì

荒地

[荒地]

wasteland
uncultivated land

yìdì

异地

[異地]

different place
abroad

dìtuī

地推

[地推]

on-the-ground promotion (abbr. for 地面推廣／地面推广 (dimiàntuiguāng))

jīdì

基地

[基地]

base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)

dìhé

地核

[地核]

core of the earth (geology)

xiàdì

下地

[下地]

to go down to the fields
to get up from bed
to leave one's sickbed
to be born

líndì

林地

[林地]

woodland

mùdì

墓地

[墓地]

cemetery
graveyard

dìtái

地台

[地台]

floor
platform

chǎngdì

场地

[場地]

space
site
place
sports pitch

zōngdì

宗地

[宗地]

parcel of land

dìyù

地域

[地域]

area
district
region

jídì

极地

[極地]

polar region

dìláo

地牢

[地牢]

prison
dungeon

dìzhèn

地震

[地震]

earthquake

Nèidì

内地

[內地]

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)

cǐdì

此地

[此地]

here
this place

dìyìn

地窨

[地窨]

cellar

Hǎidì

海地

[海地]

Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola

dìzhuān

地砖

[地磚]

floor tile

dìbǎo

地保

[地保]

(old) local constable

dìlóng

地笼

[地籠]

cage-like fish trap

dìzhì

地质

[地質]

geology

dìzhī

地支

[地支]

the 12 earthly branches 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài), used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

Gāndì

甘地

[甘地]

(Mahatma) Gandhi

júdì

局地

[局地]

local
locally

Jīdì

基地

[基地]

al-Qaeda

dàodì

道地

[道地]

authentic
original

dāngdì

当地

[當地]

local

dìjī

地基

[地基]

foundations (of a building)
base

zhùdì

驻地

[駐地]

station
encampment

dìdiào

地调

[地調]

geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查／地质调查 (dìzhìdiàochá)

dìzhóu

地轴

[地軸]

the earth's axis

zhěngdì

整地

[整地]

to prepare the soil (agriculture)

bódì

薄地

[薄地]

barren land
poor soil

dàdì

大地

[大地]

earth
mother earth

fēidì

飞地

[飛地]

administrative enclave
land of one country enclosed within another
a salient

dìbiē

地鳖

[地鱉]

Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM

dìtú

地图

[地圖]

map
CL:張／张 (zhāng),本 (běn)

dìdao

地道

[地道]

authentic
genuine
proper

shādì

沙地

[沙地]

sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land

càidì

菜地

[菜地]

vegetable field

běndì

本地

[本地]

local
this locality

dídì

敌地

[敵地]

enemy territory

jiēdì

接地

[接地]

earth (electric connection)
to earth

dìchǔ

地处

[地處]

to be located at
to be situated in

péndì

盆地

[盆地]

(geography) basin
depression

kòngdì

空地

[空地]

vacant land
open space

dìsù

地速

[地速]

groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)

dìlì

地利

[地利]

favorable location
in the right place
productivity of land

lùdì

陆地

[陸地]

dry land (as opposed to the sea)

dìkuài

地块

[地塊]

parcel of land
(geology) massif

huòdì

霍地

[霍地]

suddenly; abruptly

gōngdì

工地

[工地]

construction site

féndì

坟地

[墳地]

graveyard
cemetery

dìpéi

地陪

[地陪]

local guide
tour escort

dìxiàn

地线

[地線]

earth (wire)
ground

dìwèi

地位

[地位]

position
status
place
CL:個／个 (gè)

yúdì

余地

[餘地]

margin
leeway

dìqiào

地壳

[地殼]

the Earth's crust

dìjǐng

地景

[地景]

landscape
terrain

shǔdì

属地

[屬地]

dependency
possession
annexed territory

kōngdì

空地

[空地]

air-to-surface (missile)

dìfǔ

地府

[地府]

hell
the nether world
Hades

dīdì

低地

[低地]

lowland

zàidì

在地

[在地]

local

jiùdì

旧地

[舊地]

once familiar places
former haunts

dìjiǎo

地脚

[地腳]

(page) footer
(dialect) foundation (of a building)
base

fúdì

伏地

[伏地]

to lie prostrate

yuándì

塬地

[塬地]

fertile arable soil of loess plateau

hūde

忽地

[忽地]

suddenly

ràodì

绕地

[繞地]

to orbit the earth

yíngdì

营地

[營地]

camp

zhìdì

质地

[質地]

texture
background (texture)
grain
quality
character
disposition

dìgōng

地宫

[地宮]

underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)

fúdì

福地

[福地]

happy land
paradise

táidì

台地

[臺地]

tableland
mesa

duìdì

对地

[對地]

targeted (e.g. attacks)

dìhuá

地滑

[地滑]

landslide

dìdiǎn

地点

[地點]

place
site
location
venue
CL:個／个 (gè)

dìdài

地带

[地帶]

zone
CL:個／个 (gè)

dìjí

地籍

[地籍]

cadaster

dìfāngxì

地方戏

[地方戲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

zhuādìlì

抓地力

[抓地力]

traction

dìchǎnshuì

地产税

[地產稅]

property tax

dìzhǔduì

地主队

[地主隊]

home team (sports)

hédìléi

核地雷

[核地雷]

nuclear land mine
nuclear mine

dìtiězhàn

地铁站

[地鐵站]

subway station

dìjīdān

地积单

[地積單]

unit of area (e.g. 畝／亩 (mǔ), Chinese acre)

kuàdìqū

跨地区

[跨地區]

interregional
spanning two or more PRC provinces

Xīntiāndì

新天地

[新天地]

Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)

Yìndì'ān

印地安

[印地安]

(Tw) (American) Indian
native American
indigenous peoples of the Americas
also written 印第安 ( Yìndì'ān)

Mǎndìkě

满地可

[滿地可]

Montreal (chiefly used in Hong Kong and the Chinese community in Canada) (from Cantonese 滿地可／满地可 Mun5 dei6 ho2)

dìqūxìng

地区性

[地區性]

regional
local

cèdìxiàn

测地线

[測地線]

geodesic
a geodesic (curve)

jísàndì

集散地

[集散地]

distribution center

dìpíngxiàn

地平线

[地平線]

horizon

jūzhùdì

居住地

[居住地]

current address
place of residence

zǒudìjī

走地鸡

[走地雞]

free-range chicken

dìmiànshuǐ

地面水

[地面水]

surface water

luòdìchuāng

落地窗

[落地窗]

floor-to-ceiling window
French window

Tǔdì Shén

土地神

[土地神]

local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公／土地公 ( Tǔdì Gōng))

dìjíshì

地级市

[地級市]

prefecture-level city

dìyìnzi

地窨子

[地窨子]

cellar

Màidìnà

麦地那

[麥地那]

Medina, Saudi Arabia

mùdìdì

目的地

[目的地]

destination (location)

dìlǐjí

地理极

[地理極]

geographic pole
north and south poles

dìbiǎoshuǐ

地表水

[地表水]

surface water

zhàndìfang

占地方

[占地方]

to take up space

dìqiúcūn

地球村

[地球村]

global village

xuědìxuē

雪地靴

[雪地靴]

ugg boots

yánjiǎndì

盐碱地

[鹽鹼地]

saline soil
(fig.) infertile woman

gōngdìxiù

工地秀

[工地秀]

concert held at a real estate development site to attract home buyers (Tw)

dàdìxiàn

大地线

[大地線]

a geodesic (curve)

zàidìxià

在地下

[在地下]

underground

dìxīnshuō

地心说

[地心說]

geocentric theory

dìmiàncéng

地面层

[地面層]

ground floor
first floor

běndìhuà

本地化

[本地化]

localization
adaptation (to foreign environment)

jiēdìqì

接地气

[接地氣]

in touch with the common people
down-to-earth

èrdìzhǔ

二地主

[二地主]

sublandlord
tenant who sublets

dàdìdòng

大地洞

[大地洞]

cavern

liúyúdì

留余地

[留餘地]

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error

dìsāndì

第三地

[第三地]

territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc)

dòudìzhǔ

斗地主

[鬥地主]

dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game)

Yóudìyà

犹地亚

[猶地亞]

Judea

cèyuándì

策源地

[策源地]

place of origin
source (of a war or a social movement)

zhuāngjiadì

庄稼地

[莊稼地]

crop land
arable land

luòdìqiān

落地签

[落地籤]

landing visa; visa on arrival

bèidìfēng

背地风

[背地風]

behind sb's back
privately
on the sly

bùzǎde

不咋地

[不咋地]

(dialect) not that great
not up to much
nothing special

dìzhènbō

地震波

[地震波]

seismic wave

wàidìrén

外地人

[外地人]

stranger
outsider

zìliúdì

自留地

[自留地]

private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm

qīxīdì

栖息地

[棲息地]

habitat

Andìsī

安地斯

[安地斯]

the Andes mountains

mòdìlǐ

蓦地里

[驀地裡]

suddenly; unexpectedly

dìzhènxué

地震学

[地震學]

seismology
science of earthquakes

zūjièdì

租借地

[租借地]

concession (territory)

dàmùdì

大墓地

[大墓地]

necropolis

dìcíchǎng

地磁场

[地磁場]

the earth's magnetic field

dìtǎngquán

地躺拳

[地躺拳]

Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"
"Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art

dìzhèndài

地震带

[地震帶]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

jùjūdì

聚居地

[聚居地]

inhabited land
habitat

tuōdìbǎn

拖地板

[拖地板]

to mop the floor

dìbǎnzhuān

地板砖

[地板磚]

floor tile

dìxíngtú

地形图

[地形圖]

topographic map

Fángdìměi

房地美

[房地美]

Freddie Mac, US mortgage company
formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

yuǎndìdiǎn

远地点

[遠地點]

apogee

Dàxīdì

大溪地

[大溪地]

Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)

Kǎdìyà

卡地亚

[卡地亞]

Cartier (brand)

dìcéngxué

地层学

[地層學]

stratigraphy (geology)

chǎodìpí

炒地皮

[炒地皮]

to speculate in building land

dìfāngguān

地方官

[地方官]

local official

dìzhènyí

地震仪

[地震儀]

seismometer

luòdìgǔ

落地鼓

[落地鼓]

floor tom (drum kit component)

dìtóushé

地头蛇

[地頭蛇]

local bully
tyrant
regional mafia boss

běndìrén

本地人

[本地人]

native person (of a country)

yìdìliàn

异地恋

[異地戀]

long-distance romance
long-distance relationship

Dìlānà

地拉那

[地拉那]

Tirana, capital of Albania

dìzhènjú

地震局

[地震局]

earthquake bureau

tánpàndì

谈判地

[談判地]

place for negotiations

dìxiàshuǐ

地下水

[地下水]

groundwater

fāyuándì

发源地

[發源地]

place of origin
birthplace
source

zhàndìr

占地儿

[占地兒]

to take up space

dìzhènqū

地震区

[地震區]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

zhímíndì

殖民地

[殖民地]

colony

bàitiāndì

拜天地

[拜天地]

to worship heaven and earth
ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
also called 拜堂

Mǎlādì

马拉地

[馬拉地]

Marathi language of west India

Běilǐngdì

北领地

[北領地]

Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia

xuědìchē

雪地车

[雪地車]

snowmobile

dìlǐxué

地理学

[地理學]

geography

juǎndìpí

卷地皮

[卷地皮]

to plunder the land and extort from the peasant
corrupt practice

Dìzhōng Hǎi

地中海

[地中海]

Mediterranean Sea

kōngduìdì

空对地

[空對地]

air-to-surface (missile)

lǎodìfāng

老地方

[老地方]

same place as before
usual place
stomping ground

luǒdìhuà

裸地化

[裸地化]

denudation

Aòdìlì

奥地利

[奧地利]

Austria

ǎidìchá

矮地茶

[矮地茶]

(loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)

hóngdìtǎn

红地毯

[紅地毯]

red carpet

dìzhìxué

地质学

[地質學]

geology

Jíbùdì

吉布地

[吉布地]

Djibouti (Tw)

dàdìzhǔ

大地主

[大地主]

a large landowner

liàodìtān

撂地摊

[撂地攤]

see 撂地 (liàodì)

dìxīpàn

地西泮

[地西泮]

diazepam (loanword)
Valium

chūshēngdì

出生地

[出生地]

birthplace

jìndìdiǎn

近地点

[近地點]

apsis
perigee

dìguāmiàn

地瓜面

[地瓜麵]

sweet potato or yam noodles

Tǔdì Gōng

土地公

[土地公]

Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)

sùyíngdì

宿营地

[宿營地]

camp; campsite

dìgǔnqiú

地滚球

[地滾球]

ten-pin bowling
bowling ball
(baseball etc) ground ball

Sāndìmén

三地门

[三地門]

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

fángdìchǎn

房地产

[房地產]

real estate

Guīlíngdì

归零地

[歸零地]

Ground Zero

gǔdìcí

古地磁

[古地磁]

paleomagnetism

dìdòngyí

地动仪

[地動儀]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡／张衡 ( Zhāng Héng) in 132
abbr. for 候風地動儀／候风地动仪 (hòufēngdìdòngyí)

dìqiúyí

地球仪

[地球儀]

globe

kěgēngdì

可耕地

[可耕地]

cultivable

zhàndìzhǐ

栈地址

[棧地址]

stack address (computing)

Dàmàidì

大麦地

[大麥地]

place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

Sǎodì Sēng

扫地僧

[掃地僧]

Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部／天龙八部 ( Tiānlóng Bā Bù))
(fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known

fāxiángdì

发祥地

[發祥地]

the birthplace (of sth good)
the cradle (e.g. of art)

Púlóngdì

蒲隆地

[蒲隆地]

Burundi (Tw)

àndìli

暗地里

[暗地裡]

secretly; inwardly; on the sly

dìpǎichē

地排车

[地排車]

handcart

Xǔ Dìshān

许地山

[許地山]

Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist

báilándì

白兰地

[白蘭地]

brandy (loanword)

zhǎozédì

沼泽地

[沼澤地]

marsh
swamp
everglade

shāndìchē

山地车

[山地車]

mountain bike

dǎdìpù

打地铺

[打地鋪]

to make one's bed on the floor

Shādìhuà

沙地话

[沙地話]

see 啟海話／启海话 ( Qǐhǎihuà)

suǒzàidì

所在地

[所在地]

location
site

zǒudìpán

走地盘

[走地盤]

live betting
in-play wagering

dìsānxiān

地三鲜

[地三鮮]

dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper

píngdìjī

平地机

[平地機]

land grader
road grader

Tiāndìhuì

天地会

[天地會]

Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)

yuánchǎndì

原产地

[原產地]

original source
place of origin
provenance

Yìndìyǔ

印地语

[印地語]

Hindi (language)

gēnjùdì

根据地

[根據地]

base of operations

bèidìli

背地里

[背地裡]

behind sb's back

cǎodìliù

草地鹨

[草地鷚]

(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Hǎidì Dǎo

海地岛

[海地島]

Hispaniola (Caribbean Island divided between Dominican Republic and Haiti)

Pǎomǎdì

跑马地

[跑馬地]

Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)

luòdìdēng

落地灯

[落地燈]

floor lamp

dìtúcè

地图册

[地圖冊]

atlas

dìgōuyóu

地沟油

[地溝油]

illegally recycled waste cooking oil

píngdìmù

平地木

[平地木]

(TCM) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

bǎidìtān

摆地摊

[擺地攤]

to run a street stall

dìxiàshì

地下室

[地下室]

basement
cellar

dìrènéng

地热能

[地熱能]

geothermal energy

Fúdìmó

伏地魔

[伏地魔]

Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)

dìjiǎnshǔ

地检署

[地檢署]

district prosecutor's office

chǎndìzhèng

产地证

[產地證]

certificate of origin (CO or CoO) (commerce)

dìzhōnghǎi

地中海

[地中海]

(coll.) bald crown; male pattern baldness

dìfāngxìng

地方性

[地方性]

local

dìxiàqíng

地下情

[地下情]

secret love affair

dìtújí

地图集

[地圖集]

collection of maps
atlas

dìxiàtiělù

地下铁路

[地下鐵路]

subway

biānjìngdìqū

边境地区

[邊境地區]

border area

huódòngchǎngdì

活动场地

[活動場地]

place for activities (playground, event venue etc)

tǔdìzīyuán

土地资源

[土地資源]

land resources

Gēlán Gāodì

戈兰高地

[戈蘭高地]

Golan Heights

shí'èrdìzhī

十二地支

[十二地支]

the 12 earthly branches 子 (zǐ), 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

Huǒdì Qúndǎo

火地群岛

[火地群島]

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia

zhǎozédìdài

沼泽地带

[沼澤地帶]

marsh
swamp
everglade

shēnyuándìzhèn

深源地震

[深源地震]

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

Sāndìménxiāng

三地门乡

[三地門鄉]

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

dìxiàqiánzhuāng

地下钱庄

[地下錢莊]

underground bank
illegal private bank
loan shark

lüzuǐdìjuān

绿嘴地鹃

[綠嘴地鵑]

(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)

màntiānbiàndì

漫天遍地

[漫天遍地]

lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land (idiom)
fig. everywhere; as far as the eye can see

dāngdìshíjiān

当地时间

[當地時間]

local time

jiǎobùzhāndì

脚不沾地

[腳不沾地]

feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind

dìxiàtōngdào

地下通道

[地下通道]

underpass
subway
tunnel

tóupiàodìdiǎn

投票地点

[投票地點]

voting place

Yīngxǔzhī Dì

应许之地

[應許之地]

Promised Land

mǎndìzhǎoyá

满地找牙

[滿地找牙]

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(fig.) to get beaten up badly
to beat the crap out of (sb)

chùdìdéfēn

触地得分

[觸地得分]

to score a try (sports)
to score a touchdown

tánpàndìwèi

谈判地位

[談判地位]

bargaining position

diànyóudìzhǐ

电邮地址

[電郵地址]

email address

chūréntóudì

出人头地

[出人頭地]

to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
to excel

tōngxìndìzhǐ

通信地址

[通信地址]

mail address

chángwěidìdōng

长尾地鸫

[長尾地鶇]

(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)

Alǐdìqū

阿里地区

[阿里地區]

Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris sa khul

sīwéidìtú

思维地图

[思維地圖]

mind map

dìjiǎotiānyá

地角天涯

[地角天涯]

The ends of the earth

tiānchādìyuǎn

天差地远

[天差地遠]

poles apart (idiom)
entirely different

jiùdìqǔcái

就地取材

[就地取材]

to draw on local resources
using materials at hand

dāngdìjūmín

当地居民

[當地居民]

a local person
the local population

bùmáozhīdì

不毛之地

[不毛之地]

barren land
desert

liúyǒuyúdì

留有余地

[留有餘地]

to leave some leeway
to allow for the unpredictable

tiānbēngdìliè

天崩地裂

[天崩地裂]

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
fig. violent revolution
major social upheaval

dǐngtiānlìdì

顶天立地

[頂天立地]

lit. able to support both heaven and earth
of indomitable spirit (idiom)

dìqūchājià

地区差价

[地區差價]

local differences in price
regional price variation

tiāndìliángxīn

天地良心

[天地良心]

in all honesty
truth to tell

Kèluódìyà

克罗地亚

[克羅地亞]

Croatia

Bókē Shèngdì

博科圣地

[博科聖地]

Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria

pèisòngdìzhǐ

配送地址

[配送地址]

delivery address

Wēidìmǎlā

危地马拉

[危地馬拉]

Guatemala
see also 瓜地馬拉／瓜地马拉 ( Guādìmǎlā)

huàdìwéiláo

画地为牢

[畫地為牢]

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

dìzhǔjiātíng

地主家庭

[地主家庭]

land-owning household

zǐhuādìdīng

紫花地丁

[紫花地丁]

Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)

juédì'érqǐ

崛地而起

[崛地而起]

lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature

mántiānyuàndì

埋天怨地

[埋天怨地]

lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
fig. to rave and rant

hàntiāndòngdì

撼天动地

[撼天動地]

earth-shaking

dìlìrénhé

地利人和

[地利人和]

favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied

dìmiànkòngzhì

地面控制

[地面控制]

ground control (of airborne or space operation)

fúdòngdìyù

浮动地狱

[浮動地獄]

floating hell
slave ships

tiāngōngdìdào

天公地道

[天公地道]

absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

kuìhuǐwúdì

愧悔无地

[愧悔無地]

ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)

yīncáodìfǔ

阴曹地府

[陰曹地府]

netherworld
Kingdom of the Underworld
Hades

duōzhàndìzhǐ

多站地址

[多站地址]

multicast address
multistation address

Sìchuānpéndì

四川盆地

[四川盆地]

Sichuan basin

Méngdì Kǎluó

蒙地卡罗

[蒙地卡羅]

Monte-Carlo (Monaco) (Tw)

shòuzāidìqū

受灾地区

[受災地區]

disaster area

dìzhìxuéjiā

地质学家

[地質學家]

geologist

gōngchénglüèdì

攻城略地

[攻城略地]

to take cities and seize territories (idiom)

Shèngdìyágē

圣地牙哥

[聖地牙哥]

(Tw) San Diego, California
Santiago, capital of Chile

zhuǎnhuányúdì

转圜余地

[轉圜餘地]

to have room to save a situation
margin for error (idiom)

jìndìtiāntǐ

近地天体

[近地天體]

near-Earth object (NEO)

Abí Dìyù

阿鼻地狱

[阿鼻地獄]

(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells

shàngtiānrùdì

上天入地

[上天入地]

lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
fig. to go to great lengths
to search heaven and earth

Dìzàng Púsà

地藏菩萨

[地藏菩薩]

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

dìlǐdìngwèi

地理定位

[地理定位]

geolocation

yán'àndìqū

沿岸地区

[沿岸地區]

coastal area

jiùdìchóngyóu

旧地重游

[舊地重遊]

to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane

dìqiúguǐdào

地球轨道

[地球軌道]

Earth orbit (orbit of a satellite around the Earth)
Earth's orbit (orbit of the Earth around the Sun)

dìxīnwěidù

地心纬度

[地心緯度]

geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)

jiùdìzhèngfǎ

就地正法

[就地正法]

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
to carry out the law on the spot

tiānnán-dìběi

天南地北

[天南地北]

far apart
from different places; from all over
(to talk) about this and that

jiǎobùdiǎndì

脚不点地

[腳不點地]

see 腳不沾地／脚不沾地 (jiǎobùzhāndì)

rénjiāndìyù

人间地狱

[人間地獄]

hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
fig. having an uncomfortable time

luòdìshēnggēn

落地生根

[落地生根]

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots

Jīdì Zǔzhī

基地组织

[基地組織]

Al-Qaeda

tiānhuāngdìlǎo

天荒地老

[天荒地老]

(idiom) until the end of time

jìndìguǐdào

近地轨道

[近地軌道]

low Earth orbit (LEO)

tǔdìgǎigé

土地改革

[土地改革]

land reform

huángtǔdìmào

黄土地貌

[黃土地貌]

loess landform

xídì'érzuò

席地而坐

[席地而坐]

to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)

yánjiǎnshīdì

盐碱湿地

[鹽鹼濕地]

a saltmarsh

Yīlípéndì

伊犁盆地

[伊犁盆地]

the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang

dìmiànbùduì

地面部队

[地面部隊]

ground troops

gǎntiāndòngdì

感天动地

[感天動地]

(idiom) deeply affecting

gānnǎotúdì

肝脑涂地

[肝腦塗地]

to offer one's life in sacrifice

Guāndōngdìzhèn

关东地震

[關東地震]

Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area

guǎngbōdìzhǐ

广播地址

[廣播地址]

broadcast address

tiānluódìwǎng

天罗地网

[天羅地網]

inescapable net (idiom)
trap
dragnet

lèidìxíngxīng

类地行星

[類地行星]

terrestrial planet

tiānfāndìfù

天翻地覆

[天翻地覆]

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head

dìzhènlièdù

地震烈度

[地震烈度]

earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)

fǎwàizhīdì

法外之地

[法外之地]

lawless area

kōngjūnjīdì

空军基地

[空軍基地]

air base

fāntiānfùdì

翻天覆地

[翻天覆地]

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head

shǒudūlǐngdì

首都领地

[首都領地]

capital territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉

jiǎotàshídì

脚踏实地

[腳踏實地]

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
steady and serious character

pínkùndìqū

贫困地区

[貧困地區]

poor region
impoverished area

dìqiúwùlǐ

地球物理

[地球物理]

geophysics

zhìdìyǒushēng

掷地有声

[擲地有聲]

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
to have substance

zhuǎnyízhèndì

转移阵地

[轉移陣地]

to move one's base (of operations)
to reposition
to relocate

Huáihǎidìqū

淮海地区

[淮海地區]

Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces

liǎng'ànsāndì

两岸三地

[兩岸三地]

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

huàdìzìxiàn

画地自限

[畫地自限]

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

dìlǎotiānhuāng

地老天荒

[地老天荒]

see 天荒地老 (tiānhuāngdìlǎo)

dìmiànqìyā

地面气压

[地面氣壓]

ground pressure

tōngtiānchèdì

通天彻地

[通天徹地]

to know all under heaven
exceptionally talented (idiom)

huāntiānxǐdì

欢天喜地

[歡天喜地]

delighted
with great joy
in high spirits

bīngtiānxuědì

冰天雪地

[冰天雪地]

a world of ice and snow

huíxìndìzhǐ

回信地址

[回信地址]

return address

dìdòngshānyáo

地动山摇

[地動山搖]

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

Guādìmǎlā

瓜地马拉

[瓜地馬拉]

Guatemala (Tw)

juéduìdìzhǐ

绝对地址

[絕對地址]

absolute address (computing)

fùdìjíshì

副地级市

[副地級市]

sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)

guāngbèidìdōng

光背地鸫

[光背地鶇]

(bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)

tiānjīngdìyì

天经地义

[天經地義]

lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
right and unalterable
a matter of course

dìlǐxuéjiā

地理学家

[地理學家]

geographer

Fēilìshìdì

非利士地

[非利士地]

Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines

Dìchǎn Dàhēng

地产大亨

[地產大亨]

Monopoly (game)
known as 大富翁 ( Dàfùwēng) in PRC

lüyóushèngdì

旅游胜地

[旅遊勝地]

tourist center

yīxízhīdì

一席之地

[一席之地]

(acknowledged) place
a role to play
niche

shìfēizhīdì

是非之地

[是非之地]

trouble spot
sketchy area

zhèntiāndòngdì

震天动地

[震天動地]

to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

Jiāshā Dìdài

加沙地带

[加沙地帶]

Gaza Strip

Shèngdìyàgē

圣地亚哥

[聖地亞哥]

Santiago, capital of Chile
San Diego, California

tiāndìxuángé

天地悬隔

[天地懸隔]

lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
fig. wide difference of opinion

tiānchángdìjiǔ

天长地久

[天長地久]

enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
eternal

dìqiúkēxué

地球科学

[地球科學]

earth science

dìzhènxuéjiā

地震学家

[地震學家]

seismologist
earthquake scientist

xiāngduìdìzhǐ

相对地址

[相對地址]

relative address (computing)

dìdìdàodào

地地道道

[地地道道]

thoroughgoing
authentic
100%
to the core

gōngkuàngyòngdì

工矿用地

[工礦用地]

industrial and mining area

qiǎnyuándìzhèn

浅源地震

[淺源地震]

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

sǐxīntàdì

死心踏地

[死心踏地]

see 死心塌地 (sǐxīntādì)

mùbiāodìzhǐ

目标地址

[目標地址]

destination address
target address

dìtǎntuōxié

地毯拖鞋

[地毯拖鞋]

carpet slippers

chūshēngdìdiǎn

出生地点

[出生地點]

place of birth

suíshísuídì

随时随地

[隨時隨地]

anytime and anywhere

Mǎlādìyǔ

马拉地语

[馬拉地語]

Marathi language of west India

báiméidìdōng

白眉地鸫

[白眉地鶇]

(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)

gōngdìbēijù

公地悲剧

[公地悲劇]

tragedy of the commons (economics)

dìqiúhuàxué

地球化学

[地球化學]

geochemistry

Wènchuān Dìzhèn

汶川地震

[汶川地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

píngdìqǐjiā

平地起家

[平地起家]

to start from scratch (idiom)

lìtóudìyīng

栗头地莺

[栗頭地鶯]

(bird species of China) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)

jīngtiāndòngdì

惊天动地

[驚天動地]

world-shaking (idiom)

dìqūchōngtū

地区冲突

[地區衝突]

local or regional confrontation

wúdìzìróng

无地自容

[無地自容]

(idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face

Kāngbādìqū

康巴地区

[康巴地區]

former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan

jíshíjídì

即时即地

[即時即地]

moment-to-moment

duōshāndìqū

多山地区

[多山地區]

mountainous district

jūnshìjīdì

军事基地

[軍事基地]

military base

tōngxùndìzhǐ

通讯地址

[通訊地址]

mailing address; postal address

zájūdìqū

杂居地区

[雜居地區]

area of mixed habitation

fúdì-tǐngshēn

伏地挺身

[伏地挺身]

push-up (exercise)

fēihédìdài

非核地带

[非核地帶]

nuclear-free zone

shèshēnchǔdì

设身处地

[設身處地]

to put oneself in sb else's shoes

Mǎlánjīdì

马兰基地

[馬蘭基地]

Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

cǐshícǐdì

此时此地

[此時此地]

here and now
as things stand

dìxīnyǐnlì

地心引力

[地心引力]

earth's gravity

dìzhìniánbiǎo

地质年表

[地質年表]

geological time scale

dīdìguǐdào

低地轨道

[低地軌道]

see 近地軌道／近地轨道 (jìndìguǐdào)

xiǎoxīndìhuá

小心地滑

[小心地滑]

(used on signs) caution - wet floor (lit. "be careful, the floor is slippery")

biàndìkāihuā

遍地开花

[遍地開花]

(idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale

Bèikǎ Gǔdì

贝卡谷地

[貝卡谷地]

Bekaa Valley between Lebanon and Syria

yīndìzhìyí

因地制宜

[因地制宜]

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

tiānxuándìgé

天悬地隔

[天懸地隔]

see 天差地遠／天差地远 (tiānchādìyuǎn)

xīdìnàfēi

西地那非

[西地那非]

sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)

dànwánzhīdì

弹丸之地

[彈丸之地]

(idiom) tiny speck of land; small area

yǎnchūdìdiǎn

演出地点

[演出地點]

performance place
CL:處／处 (chù)

lǐngxiāndìwèi

领先地位

[領先地位]

lead(ing) position

shénmedìfang

什么地方

[什麼地方]

somewhere
someplace
where

huātiānjiǔdì

花天酒地

[花天酒地]

to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures
life of debauchery

yánmiànsǎodì

颜面扫地

[顏面掃地]

lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

yánhǎidìqū

沿海地区

[沿海地區]

coastland
coastal areas

zhōngdiǎndìzhǐ

终点地址

[終點地址]

destination address

yuándiǎndìzhǐ

源点地址

[源點地址]

source address

zhàndìmiànji

占地面积

[占地面積]

floor area
occupied area
footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)

guìdìqiúráo

跪地求饶

[跪地求饒]

to kneel and beg forgiveness

Yìndì'ānnà

印地安纳

[印地安納]

Indiana, US state

dìlǐwèizhi

地理位置

[地理位置]

geographical location

hūtiānqiāngdì

呼天抢地

[呼天搶地]

(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)

rénjiédìlíng

人杰地灵

[人傑地靈]

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

jiātíngdìzhǐ

家庭地址

[家庭地址]

home address

biéyǒutiāndì

别有天地

[別有天地]

enchanting scenery
beautiful surroundings
world of its own

fādádìqū

发达地区

[發達地區]

developed area

hēiwěidìyā

黑尾地鸦

[黑尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)

dìfāngzhǔyì

地方主义

[地方主義]

regionalism
favoring one's local region

huàdìwéiyù

画地为狱

[畫地為獄]

see 畫地為牢／画地为牢 (huàdìwéiláo)

shìfādìdiǎn

事发地点

[事發地點]

the scene of the incident

tántiānshuōdì

谈天说地

[談天說地]

to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun

xiètiānxièdì

谢天谢地

[謝天謝地]

Thank heavens!
Thank goodness that's worked out so well!

dàodégāodì

道德高地

[道德高地]

moral high ground

dìxīnxīlì

地心吸力

[地心吸力]

gravitation

dìzhǎirénchóu

地窄人稠

[地窄人稠]

small and densely populated

dìdàwùbó

地大物博

[地大物博]

vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)

dìqiúcíchǎng

地球磁场

[地球磁場]

earth's magnetic field

pīnhuādìbǎn

拼花地板

[拼花地板]

floor with tiled design

rèdàidìqū

热带地区

[熱帶地區]

the tropics

shìjièdìtú

世界地图

[世界地圖]

world map

yíwéipíngdì

夷为平地

[夷為平地]

to level
to raze to the ground

tiānxuándìzhuàn

天旋地转

[天旋地轉]

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
fig. huge changes in the world

sǐxīntādì

死心塌地

[死心塌地]

to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving

Dānxiádìmào

丹霞地貌

[丹霞地貌]

Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)

zhěnggèdìqiú

整个地球

[整個地球]

the whole world

kōngdìdǎodàn

空地导弹

[空地導彈]

air-to-surface missile

wǎngyèdìzhǐ

网页地址

[網頁地址]

webaddress
URL

xiāntiānjiēdì

掀天揭地

[掀天揭地]

earth-shattering

dìlǐwěidù

地理纬度

[地理緯度]

geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)

gùdìchóngyóu

故地重游

[故地重遊]

to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane

shāndìtóngbāo

山地同胞

[山地同胞]

(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Taiwanese aborigine

chéngtóudìdōng

橙头地鸫

[橙頭地鶇]

(bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)

dìmiànguàngài

地面灌溉

[地面灌溉]

surface irrigation

dìqínrényuán

地勤人员

[地勤人員]

(airport) ground crew

xuēziluòdì

靴子落地

[靴子落地]

lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom)
fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs, who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)

dìyuánzhànlüè

地缘战略

[地緣戰略]

geostrategic

huīfùdìyīng

灰腹地莺

[灰腹地鶯]

(bird species of China) grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)

dìqūfǎyuàn

地区法院

[地區法院]

regional court

shídìfǎngshì

实地访视

[實地訪視]

onsite visit

dìfāngfǎyuàn

地方法院

[地方法院]

county court
district court

jīnguāndìyīng

金冠地莺

[金冠地鶯]

(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)

dìguǎngrénxī

地广人稀

[地廣人稀]

vast, but sparsely populated

dìsāimǐsōng

地塞米松

[地塞米松]

dexamethasone

Jìnjīdìfāng

近畿地方

[近畿地方]

Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府 ( Jīngdūfǔ), Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府 ( Dàbǎnfǔ), Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣／滋贺县 ( Zīhèxiàn), Nara prefecture 奈良縣／奈良县 ( Nàiliángxiàn), Mi'e prefecture 三重縣／三重县 ( Sānchóngxiàn), Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣／和歌山县 ( Hégēshānxiàn), Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣／兵库县 ( Bīngkùxiàn)

bànzhímíndì

半殖民地

[半殖民地]

semicolonial

dìqiàoyùndòng

地壳运动

[地殼運動]

(geotectonics) crustal movement; diastrophism

gàiniàndìtú

概念地图

[概念地圖]

mind map

zhuāntídìtú

专题地图

[專題地圖]

thematic map

hūntiānhēidì

昏天黑地

[昏天黑地]

lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
fig. pitch dark
to black out
disorderly
troubled times

dìzūshōurù

地租收入

[地租收入]

rent income (esp. from arable land)

Erlián Péndì

二连盆地

[二連盆地]

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

tiānhándìdòng

天寒地冻

[天寒地凍]

cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold

dìzhǔjiējí

地主阶级

[地主階級]

land-owning classes

shōufùshīdì

收复失地

[收復失地]

to recover lost territory

pǎomǎquāndì

跑马圈地

[跑馬圈地]

rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)

dìrèzīyuán

地热资源

[地熱資源]

geothermal resources

quánguógèdì

全国各地

[全國各地]

every part of the country

kāitiānpìdì

开天辟地

[開天闢地]

to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古／盘古 ( Pángǔ) creation myth

fēngyānbiàndì

烽烟遍地

[烽煙遍地]

fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

yuándìtàbù

原地踏步

[原地踏步]

to mark time (military)
to make no headway

Hétián Dìqū

和田地区

[和田地區]

Hotan Prefecture in Xinjiang

yībàitúdì

一败涂地

[一敗塗地]

lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

Dàdìzhī Gē

大地之歌

[大地之歌]

Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)

tiānyáodìzhuǎn

天摇地转

[天搖地轉]

lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
momentous changes are underway (idiom)

wēixìnsǎodì

威信扫地

[威信掃地]

to lose every scrap of reputation

báiwěidìyā

白尾地鸦

[白尾地鴉]

(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

bùbàizhīdì

不败之地

[不敗之地]

(idiom) invincible position

sìdàpéndì

四大盆地

[四大盆地]

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

xīndìshànliáng

心地善良

[心地善良]

kindhearted
good-natured

quándìxíngchē

全地形车

[全地形車]

all-terrain vehicle (ATV)

míngyùsǎodì

名誉扫地

[名譽掃地]

to be thoroughly discredited
to fall into disrepute

dìjiǔtiāncháng

地久天长

[地久天長]

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

Wújiàn Dìyù

无间地狱

[無間地獄]

see 阿鼻地獄／阿鼻地狱 ( Abí Dìyù)

Lǐ Hǎidìyā

里海地鸦

[裡海地鴉]

(bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)

dìniúfānshēn

地牛翻身

[地牛翻身]

(Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)

zhuǎnrùdìxià

转入地下

[轉入地下]

to go underground
to turn to secret activities

Gǎng Aòdìqū

港澳地区

[港澳地區]

Hong Kong and Macao area

Mǎ'ěrdìfū

马尔地夫

[馬爾地夫]

the Maldives (Tw)

xídì'érshuì

席地而睡

[席地而睡]

to sleep on the ground (idiom)

tiānzàodìshè

天造地设

[天造地設]

lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
ideal
perfect
(of a match) made in heaven
to be made for one another

Yānqípéndì

焉耆盆地

[焉耆盆地]

Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin

jiàngluòdìdiǎn

降落地点

[降落地點]

landing site

wǔtǐtóudì

五体投地

[五體投地]

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

Quāndì Yùndòng

圈地运动

[圈地運動]

Enclosure Movement

dìqūjīngjì

地区经济

[地區經濟]

local economy
regional economy

qiānfādìdiǎn

签发地点

[簽發地點]

place of issue (of document)

biānyuándìqū

边缘地区

[邊緣地區]

border area

jiǎndāndeshuō

简单地说

[簡單地說]

to put it simply; simply put

zhōngyuándìzhèn

中源地震

[中源地震]

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

dìfāngzìzhì

地方自治

[地方自治]

local autonomy
home rule

dìyuánzhèngzhì

地缘政治

[地緣政治]

geopolitics
geopolitical

tiāndìxuánhuáng

天地玄黄

[天地玄黃]

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文 ( Qiānzìwén)

dìmiànlíngdiǎn

地面零点

[地面零點]

ground zero

tiānzāidìniè

天灾地孽

[天災地孽]

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
Heaven-sent warnings

shìjiègèdì

世界各地

[世界各地]

all over the world
everywhere
in all parts of the world

Kāshídìqū

喀什地区

[喀什地區]

Qeshqer wilayiti, Kashgar or Kāshí prefecture in west Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan

tiānchādìbié

天差地别

[天差地別]

(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be

Tǎchéngdìqū

塔城地区

[塔城地區]

Tarbaghatay wilayiti or Tacheng prefecture in Xinjiang

huīsèdìdài

灰色地带

[灰色地帶]

gray area

lìdìchéngfó

立地成佛

[立地成佛]

to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

pūtiāngàidì

铺天盖地

[鋪天蓋地]

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
omnipresent
of universal importance

dìrèdiànzhàn

地热电站

[地熱電站]

geothermal electric power station

bàngōngdìzhǐ

办公地址

[辦公地址]

business address

dìfāngxìqǔ

地方戏曲

[地方戲曲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

Guānzhōngdìqū

关中地区

[關中地區]

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

jiàotángmùdì

教堂墓地

[教堂墓地]

churchyard

cèdìqūlü

测地曲率

[測地曲率]

geodesic curvature

huíxuányúdì

回旋余地

[迴旋餘地]

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

chángzuǐdìdōng

长嘴地鸫

[長嘴地鶇]

(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)

gūgūzhuìdì

呱呱坠地

[呱呱墜地]

(of a baby) to be born
Taiwan pr. (wāwāzhuìdì)

hǔbāndìdōng

虎斑地鸫

[虎斑地鶇]

(bird species of China) scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)

Dìmiàn Língdiǎn

地面零点

[地面零點]

Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)

yòngwǔzhīdì

用武之地

[用武之地]

ample scope for abilities
favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)

yángdǐdìqiào

洋底地壳

[洋底地殼]

oceanic crust (geology)

cèdìxiànqūlü

测地线曲率

[測地線曲率]

geodesic curvature

dīdìxiùyǎnniǎo

低地绣眼鸟

[低地繡眼鳥]

(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

dìqiúwùlǐxué

地球物理学

[地球物理學]

geophysics

Wènchuān Dàdìzhèn

汶川大地震

[汶川大地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

hǎikōngjūnjīdì

海空军基地

[海空軍基地]

naval and air military base

qúnfāxìngdìzhèn

群发性地震

[群發性地震]

earthquake swarm

yīmǔ-sānfēndì

一亩三分地

[一畝三分地]

a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝／亩 (mǔ)
(fig.) one's turf

Sūtáidé Dìqū

苏台德地区

[蘇台德地區]

Sudetenland

Guójiā Dìzhènjú

国家地震局

[國家地震局]

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Seismological Bureau

jìndìzhǔzhīyì

尽地主之谊

[盡地主之誼]

to act as host
to do the honors

Tángshān Dàdìzhèn

唐山大地震

[唐山大地震]

Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)

dìxiàhébàozhà

地下核爆炸

[地下核爆炸]

nuclear underground burst
underground nuclear explosion

Huǒxīngzhuàng Dìqiú

火星撞地球

[火星撞地球]

clash that leaves both sides shattered

Dìzàngwáng Púsà

地藏王菩萨

[地藏王菩薩]

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

dìxiàhéshìyàn

地下核试验

[地下核試驗]

underground nuclear test

Tǔlǔfān Péndì

吐鲁番盆地

[吐魯番盆地]

the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang

dìtǎnshìhōngzhà

地毯式轰炸

[地毯式轟炸]

carpet bombing

Huādìmǎtángqū

花地玛堂区

[花地瑪堂區]

Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Macau)
Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima

báiwěilándìqú

白尾蓝地鸲

[白尾藍地鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

dìrèfādiànchǎng

地热发电厂

[地熱發電廠]

geothermal electric power station

dìduìkōngdǎodàn

地对空导弹

[地對空導彈]

ground-to-air missile

dūshìhuàdìqū

都市化地区

[都市化地區]

urbanized area

Tǎlǐmùpéndì

塔里木盆地

[塔里木盆地]

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

Ejìnà Dìqū

额济纳地区

[額濟納地區]

Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟 ( Alāshàn Méng), Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

hèbèidìshānquè

褐背地山雀

[褐背地山雀]

(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)

dìmiànhébàozhà

地面核爆炸

[地面核爆炸]

surface nuclear explosion

Sīwǎtègǔdì

斯瓦特谷地

[斯瓦特谷地]

Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier

shāndìzìxíngchē

山地自行车

[山地自行車]

mountain bike

Měiguó Dìzhìjú

美国地质局

[美國地質局]

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Alètàidìqū

阿勒泰地区

[阿勒泰地區]

Altay prefecture in Xinjiang

Akèsūdìqū

阿克苏地区

[阿克蘇地區]

Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang

yīdìsuān'èrgǔ

依地酸二钴

[依地酸二鈷]

kelocyanor

Cháidámùpéndì

柴达木盆地

[柴達木盆地]

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.

dìzhènhuódòngdài

地震活动带

[地震活動帶]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

dàdìcèliángxué

大地测量学

[大地測量學]

geodesy

Kèluódìyàyǔ

克罗地亚语

[克羅地亞語]

Croatian (language)

dà Lúndūndìqū

大伦敦地区

[大倫敦地區]

Greater London
London region, England

píngdìqǐfēngbō

平地起风波

[平地起風波]

trouble appearing from nowhere
unforeseen situation

sǎodìjīqìrén

扫地机器人

[掃地機器人]

robot vacuum

dìzhìniándàibiǎo

地质年代表

[地質年代表]

geological time scale

Shénnóngjiàdìqū

神农架地区

[神農架地區]

Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei

dàdūshìdìqū

大都市地区

[大都市地區]

metropolitan area

dàdìshuǐzhǔnmiàn

大地水准面

[大地水準面]

geoid

dìyuánzhèngzhìxué

地缘政治学

[地緣政治學]

geopolitics

hòufēngdìdòngyí

候风地动仪

[候風地動儀]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡／张衡 ( Zhāng Héng) in 132

dàchángzuǐdìdōng

大长嘴地鸫

[大長嘴地鶇]

(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)

Dōng Fēidàdìqiàn

东非大地堑

[東非大地塹]

Great East African rift valley

Zhǔngá'ěr Péndì

准噶尔盆地

[準噶爾盆地]

Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang

Dìzhōng Hǎipínxuè

地中海贫血

[地中海貧血]

thalassemia (medicine)

chǎngdìzìxíngchē

场地自行车

[場地自行車]

track bike
track cycling

Wēidìmǎlārén

危地马拉人

[危地馬拉人]

Guatemalan (person)

Yìndì'ānnàzhōu

印地安纳州

[印地安納州]

Indiana, US state

Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú

中国地震局

[中國地震局]

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Seismological Bureau

rénwéndìlǐxué

人文地理学

[人文地理學]

human geography

qídǎhāngrde

齐打夯儿地

[齊打夯兒地]

in unison and with one voice (dialect)

Sìchuān Dàdìzhèn

四川大地震

[四川大地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

dàyángxíngdìqiào

大洋型地壳

[大洋型地殼]

oceanic crust (geology)

rénshēngdìbùshú

人生地不熟

[人生地不熟]

to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
in an unfamiliar place without friends or family

Shǎnxīdàdìzhèn

陕西大地震

[陝西大地震]

the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people

sǐwúzàngshēnzhīdì

死无葬身之地

[死無葬身之地]

to die without a burial site
to die a pauper
a tragic end

Yà'ōudàlùfùdì

亚欧大陆腹地

[亞歐大陸腹地]

Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)

tiānshídìlìrénhé

天时地利人和

[天時地利人和]

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

bùzhītiāngāodìhòu

不知天高地厚

[不知天高地厚]

not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities

Shāwūdì Alābó

沙乌地阿拉伯

[沙烏地阿拉伯]

Saudi Arabia (Tw)

Zhōngguó Dìzhèn Táiwǎng

中国地震台网

[中國地震台網]

China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局／中国地震局 ( Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú)

lán'échángjiǎodìqú

蓝额长脚地鸲

[藍額長腳地鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)

Wànwéi Tiānluó Dìwǎng

万维天罗地网

[萬維天羅地網]

World Wide Web (WWW)
lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth
term coined by China News Digest and abbr. to 萬維網／万维网 ( Wànwéiwǎng)

Dàyuàn Dìzàng Púsà

大愿地藏菩萨

[大願地藏菩薩]

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

rénxíngdìxiàtōngdào

人行地下通道

[人行地下通道]

pedestrian underpass

tǔdìlìyòngguīhuà

土地利用规划

[土地利用規劃]

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué

中国地质大学

[中國地質大學]

China University of Geosciences

tiānbùpàdìbùpà

天不怕地不怕

[天不怕地不怕]

fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
fearless

wǎngluòdìzhǐzhuǎnhuàn

网络地址转换

[網絡地址轉換]

(computing) network address translation

Yǒuyìtiānchángdìjiǔ

友谊天长地久

[友誼天長地久]

see 友誼地久天長／友谊地久天长 ( Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng)

Sīkāndìnàwéiyà

斯堪地纳维亚

[斯堪地納維亞]

Scandinavia (Tw)

běndìguǎnlǐjièmiàn

本地管理界面

[本地管理界面]

LMI
local management interface (telecommunications)

Yàzhōumòdìlínyīng

亚洲漠地林莺

[亞洲漠地林鶯]

(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)

Huán Bóhǎi Wān Dìqū

环渤海湾地区

[環渤海灣地區]

Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)

dìzhǐjiěxīxiéyì

地址解析协议

[地址解析協議]

address resolution protocol
ARP

Dàxīng'ānlǐngdìqū

大兴安岭地区

[大興安嶺地區]

Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

pínwúlìzhuīzhīdì

贫无立锥之地

[貧無立錐之地]

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

Fèi'ěrgànnà Péndì

费尔干纳盆地

[費爾干納盆地]

the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan

Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng

友谊地久天长

[友誼地久天長]

Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯／罗伯特·伯恩斯 ( Luóbótè· Bó'ēnsī), sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
also rendered 友誼萬歲／友谊万岁 ( Yǒuyìwànsuì) or 友誼天長地久／友谊天长地久 ( Yǒuyìtiānchángdìjiǔ)

mínzúzájūdìqū

民族杂居地区

[民族雜居地區]

mixed ethnic area

Lü Dà Zūdì Tiáoyuē

旅大租地条约

[旅大租地條約]

unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia

Jīdì Kǒngbù Zǔzhī

基地恐怖组织

[基地恐怖組織]

Al-Qaeda
same as 基地組織／基地组织

Xiānggǎng Shīdì Gōngyuán

香港湿地公园

[香港濕地公園]

Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories

Bāshí Tiān Huányóu Dìqiú

八十天环游地球

[八十天環遊地球]

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納／儒勒·凡尔纳 ( Rúlè· Fán'ěrnà)

cǐdìwúyínsānbǎiliǎng

此地无银三百两

[此地無銀三百兩]

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

wànzhànggāolóupíngdìqǐ

万丈高楼平地起

[萬丈高樓平地起]

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
great oaks from little acorns grow

Kèluódìyà Gònghéguó

克罗地亚共和国

[克羅地亞共和國]

Republic of Croatia

chǒuqījìndìjiāzhōngbǎo

丑妻近地家中宝

[醜妻近地家中寶]

an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

páiwūdìxiàzhǔguǎnwǎng

排污地下主管网

[排污地下主管網]

underground sewage network

yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì

英雄无用武之地

[英雄無用武之地]

a hero with no chance of using his might
to have no opportunity to display one's talents

bànfēngjiànbànzhímíndì

半封建半殖民地

[半封建半殖民地]

semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)

Yàzhōu Tàipíngyángdìqū

亚洲太平洋地区

[亞洲太平洋地區]

Asia-Pacific region

Měiguó Dìzhì Diàochájú

美国地质调查局

[美國地質調查局]

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìzhèndài

环太平洋地震带

[環太平洋地震帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

dìfāngxìngbānzhěnshānghán

地方性斑疹伤寒

[地方性斑疹傷寒]

murine typhus fever

shìjièwénhuàyíchǎndì

世界文化遗产地

[世界文化遺產地]

World Heritage site

zhìzhīsǐdì'érhòushēng

置之死地而后生

[置之死地而後生]

(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sunzī Bingfā)) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

Báilùwān Shīdì Gōngyuán

白鹭湾湿地公园

[白鷺灣濕地公園]