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吸地
xī dì
Pinyin
Definition
吸地
-
xī dì
to vacuum the floor
Character Decomposition
吸
口
㇎
丿
㇏
地
土
乚
㇆
丨
Related Words
(20)
地
de
1
-ly
2
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地主
dì zhǔ
1
landlord
2
landowner
3
host
地址
dì zhǐ
1
address
2
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
内地
Nèi dì
1
mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
2
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
原地
yuán dì
1
(in) the original place
2
the place where one currently is
3
place of origin
4
local (product)
吸
xī
1
to breathe
2
to suck in
3
to absorb
4
to inhale
吸取
xī qǔ
1
to absorb
2
to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
3
to assimilate
吸引
xī yǐn
1
to attract (interest, investment etc)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
1
attractive force (such as gravitation)
2
sex appeal
3
attractiveness
吸收
xī shōu
1
to absorb
2
to assimilate
3
to ingest
4
to recruit
吸烟
xī yān
1
to smoke
吸管
xī guǎn
1
(drinking) straw
2
pipette
3
eyedropper
4
snorkel
5
CL:支[zhī]
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
1
leech
2
bloodsucking vermin
3
vampire (translated European notion)
4
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
呼吸
hū xī
1
to breathe
土地
tǔ dì
1
land
2
soil
3
territory
4
CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]
地上
dì shang
1
on the ground
2
on the floor
地下
dì xià
1
underground
2
subterranean
3
covert
Idioms
(20)
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
1
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
1
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2
fig. having an uncomfortable time
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
1
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
2
for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
3
also written 天長地久|天长地久
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
1
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
1
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1
beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2
a crushing defeat
3
failed and in a hopeless position
天不怕地不怕
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
1
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
2
fearless
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
1
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天地悬隔
tiān dì xuán gé
1
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth
2
wide difference of opinion (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
1
cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
1
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
2
fig. violent revolution
3
major social upheaval
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
1
poles apart (idiom)
2
as different as can be
Sample Sentences