地 dì

1. dì noun soil; ground; land
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
   Notes: As in 土地, or 地面 (CED '地' 3, 4; FE '地' 2; Kroll 2015 '地' 2, pp. 83-84)
2. de particle subordinate particle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Structural Particle 结构助词
   Notes: 地 can only be placed after an adverbial adjunct. For example, 笑容满面地走进央视西门 'walked into the CCTV West Gate with a big smile [on his] face.' (VOA 2016-01-25; Kroll 2015 '地' 7, pp. 83-84)
3. dì noun floor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '地' 3, pp. 83-84)
4. dì proper noun the earth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 天地玄黃 'The sky was black and earth yellow.' (CED '地' 1; FE '地' 1; Kroll 2015 '地' 1, pp. 83-84; QZW)
5. dì noun fields
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Agriculture
   Notes: As in 天地 (FE '地' 2; CED '地' 3)
6. dì noun a place
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 地方 or 地点, for example, in the idiom 因地制宜 'to accord with local customs using appropriate measures' (CCI '因地制宜'; CED '地' 8, 9; FE '地' 4; Kroll 2015 '地' 2b, pp. 83-84)
7. dì noun a situation; a position
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 地位 (FE '地' 4; CED '地' 10)
8. dì noun background
   Domain: Art 艺术
   Notes: As in the background of a painting (CED '地' 12)
9. dì noun terrain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '地' 2c, pp. 83-84)
10. dì noun a territory; a region
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
    Notes: As in 陆地 (CED '地' 2; FE '地' 3; Kroll 2015 '地' 2a, pp. 83-84)
11. dì noun used after a distance measure
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
    Notes: To indicate that the measure is for travel distance (CED '地' 13)
12. dì adjective coming from the same clan
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '地' 5, pp. 83-84)
13. dì noun earth; pṛthivī
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pṛthivī, or: medinī, Japanese: chi, or: ji, Tibetan: sa (BCSD '地', p. 291; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 396; Mahāvyutpatti 'medinī'; MW 'pṛthivī'; SH '地', p. 206; Unihan '地')
14. dì noun stage; ground; level; bhumi
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhūmi, Tibetan: sa, Japanese: ji; one of the ten stages of bodhisattva development into a Buddha 十地 (BCSD '地', p. 291; BL 'bhūmi', pp. 116-117; Kroll 2015 '地' 4, pp. 83-84; Powers 2007, p. 121; Tzu Chuang 2012, p. 31)

Contained in

• 见地(見地) insight ; stage of insight; darśanabhūmi
• 稳密田地(穩密田地) field of inner peace
• 寒冰地狱(寒冰地獄) a cold hell
• 本地风光(本地風光) inherent nature
• 菩萨十地(菩薩十地) the ten grounds of the bodhisattva path; dashabhumi
• 佛说罪业应报教化地狱经(佛說罪業應報教化地獄經) Fo Shuo Zuiye Ying Bao Jiaohua Diyu Jing
• 小道地经(小道地經) Xiao Dao Di Jing
• 地无寒谷春常在 家有芳邻德不孤(地無寒谷春常在 家有芳鄰德不孤) A land free of cold valleys that constantly bathes in Spring, A family with good neighbors is never without virtue.
• 花开山川美 光照天地明(花開山川美 光照天地明) Blooming flowers beautify the mountains and rivers; Shining light illuminates heaven and earth.
• 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
• 土地垫湿(土地墊濕) The ground is low and moist.
• 花开山河丽 光照天地宽(花開山河麗 光照天地寬) Blooming flowers glorify the mountains and rivers; Shining light broadens the heart of heaven and earth.
• 百千颂大集经地藏菩萨请问法身赞(百千頌大集經地藏菩薩請問法身讚) Bai Qian Song Da Ji Jing Dizang Pusa Qingwen Fashen Zan
• 地藏 Ksitigarbha [Bodhisattva] ; Ksitigarbha; Kṣitigarbha
• 天地人和 Humanity and Nature, Harmony
• 佛说佛地经(佛說佛地經) Buddhabhūmi; Fo Shuo Fo Di Jing

Also contained in

唐山地区 、 异地恋 、 地球磁场 、 天差地远 、 包头地区 、 近河之地溼 、 天地阴阳 、 赣州地区 、 德惠地区 、 地广人稀 、 外地 、 地堡 、 一时一地 、 征地 、 蓦地 、 地豆于 、 空地导弹 、 福地 、 地主 、 各地 、 攀枝花地区 、 衡水地区 、 灰腹地莺 、 山南地区 、 夷为平地 、 地形图 、 多站地址 、 地线 、 地籍 、 亚洲漠地林莺 、 可耕地 、 驻地 、 地图学家 、 嫩江地区 、 莫富于地

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 16 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 377 , has English translation
• Scroll 12 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 253
• Scroll 5 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 243
• Scroll 15 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 234 , has English translation
• Scroll 14 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 219
• Scroll 21 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 214
• Scroll 4 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 209
• Scroll 12 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 187
• Scroll 1 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 178
• Scroll 10 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 175

Collocations

• 蹈地 (蹈地) 蹈地安隱 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 堕地 (墮地) 墮地行七步 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 地生 (地生) 地生濡草 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 6
• 地柔 (地柔) 其地柔濡 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 6
• 地凹 (地凹) 地凹四寸 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 6
• 阎浮提地 (閻浮提地) 此閻浮提地 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 6
• 去地 (去地) 吹此大地及諸名山須彌山王去地十里 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 5
• 宅地 (宅地) 見諸大天神各封宅地 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 地肤 (地膚) 其後復有地膚出 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 5
• 散地 (散地) 吹花散地 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 4