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-ly structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth ground field place land CL:片[pian4]
hell the nether world Hades
topography terrain landform
Trad. 聖地
holy land (of a religion) sacred place shrine holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) center of historic interest
the earth's core geocentric
Trad. 種地
to farm; to work the land
wasteland uncultivated land
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
Trad. 隨地
according to the location everywhere any place from any location from wherever you like
on-the-ground promotion (abbr. for 地面推廣|地面推广[di4 mian4 tui1 guang3])
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
Trad. 內地
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan) Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
region regional (away from the central administration) local
area place space room territory CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
specially for a special purpose
living area residential area
Trad. 綠地
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
in all parts of (a country) various regions
Trad. 開地
to clear land (for cultivation) to open up land
Trad. 地書
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
sandy beach or river bank sand dune sandy land
core of the earth (geology)
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved) a (usu. bad) situation leeway
stubble land after crop has been taken
tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
drain underground drainpipe floor gutter 25th of 2nd lunar month
Trad. 門地
variant of 門第|门第[men2 di4]
Trad. 養地
to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
to harrow to break the ground with a hoe
Trad. 地獄
hell infernal underworld (Buddhism) Naraka
to lose territory lost territory
field farmland cropland plight extent
(geography) basin depression
heaven and earth world scope field of activity
to rise steeply from level ground
to fall to the ground to be set on the ground to reach to the ground to be born (of a plane) to land
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.)
Trad. 地產
real estate; landed estate; landed property
Trad. 絕地
danger spot Jedi (in Star Wars)
Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]
(used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地[shi4 de5]) like (X); as if (X) Taiwan pr. [si4de5]
Trad. 地盤
domain territory under one's control foundation of a building base of operations crust of earth
hinterland interior outback
Earth's magnetic field; geomagnetism
cultivated land in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
to take up space to occupy (space)
(in) the original place the place where one currently is place of origin local (product)
Trad. 地稅
local tax (abbr. for 地方稅|地方税[di4 fang1 shui4]) land tax (abbr. for 土地稅|土地税[tu3 di4 shui4])
stop (on a bus or train route)
earth (electric connection) to earth
Trad. 地級
(administrative) prefecture-level
Trad. 邊地
border district borderland
Trad. 地緣
geographic situation geo-(politics etc)
to go down to the fields to get up from bed to leave one's sickbed to be born
to mop the floor (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground full-length
Trad. 地脈
geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水|风水[feng1 shui3] ley lines
Trad. 地腳
(page) footer (dialect) foundation (of a building) base
Trad. 場地
space site place sports pitch
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
Trad. 地處
to be located at to be situated in
fertile arable soil of loess plateau
the surface (of the earth)
Trad. 地調
geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public); sensitive area
(geology) landform; geomorphology
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
Trad. 舊地
once familiar places former haunts
forbidden area restricted area (fig.) sth considered off-limits
groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
Trad. 地錢
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
Trad. 掃地
to sweep the floor (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom to be at an all-time low
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
Trad. 地鐵
underground railway; subway subway train
Trad. 寶地
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc (term of respect) your place
Trad. 溼地
variant of 濕地|湿地[shi1 di4]
land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) (fig.) sore point; weak spot
Trad. 窪地
low-lying ground; depression
Trad. 地頭
place locality edge of a field lower margin of a page
to prepare the soil (agriculture)
Trad. 地鱉
Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
Trad. 地黃
Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
Trad. 地點
place site location venue CL:個|个[ge4]
lawn meadow sod turf CL:片[pian4]
Trad. 產地
source (of a product) place of origin manufacturing location
Trad. 屬地
dependency possession annexed territory
staking a claim to territory enclosure
Trad. 崗地
non-irrigated farmland on low hills
on the ground on the floor
underground subterranean covert
public land land in common use
once familiar places former haunts
Trad. 領地
territory; domain; estate (old) fief
(Tw) the land on which a school is built (or is intended to be built)
position status place CL:個|个[ge4]
secretly in private behind someone's back
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