地理
dì lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

地理
 - 
dì lǐ
  1. geography

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

地
de
  1. 1 -ly
  2. 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
地址
dì zhǐ
  1. 1 address
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
地铁
dì tiě
  1. 1 subway
  2. 2 metro
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
不理
bù lǐ
  1. 1 to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 to take no notice of
  4. 4 to ignore
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
倒地
dǎo dì
  1. 1 to fall to the ground
伦理
lún lǐ
  1. 1 ethics
内地
Nèi dì
  1. 1 mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
  2. 2 Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
原理
yuán lǐ
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 theory
合理
hé lǐ
  1. 1 rational
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 fair
哲理
zhé lǐ
  1. 1 philosophic theory
  2. 2 philosophy
土地
tǔ dì
  1. 1 land
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 territory
  4. 4 CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
  1. 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. 1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. 2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied

Sample Sentences

你说对了！历史上，国际有许多港口城市也曾因其地理位置优越而发展起来，但随着经济、社会、科技的发展推移，今时今日，人才汇聚及产业群聚才是推动城市持续发展的关键因素。
Nǐ shuō duì le ！Lìshǐ shàng ，guójì yǒu xǔduō gǎngkǒuchéngshì yě céng yīn qí dìlǐwèizhi yōuyuè ér fāzhǎn qilai ，dàn suízhe jīngjì 、shèhuì 、kējì de fāzhǎn tuīyí ，jīnshí jīnrì ，réncái huìjù jí chǎnyè qúnjù cái shì tuīdòng chéngshì chíxù fāzhǎn de guānjiàn yīnsù 。
Yes, you are absolutely correct! Historically coastal cities have flourished as a result of their geographic position. With the passing of time, economic expansion, social and technology advances, today, greater collaboration and coordination of financial, material and human resources (clustering effect) are the critical factors for further growth of cities.
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语文课，数学课，体育课，物理课，历史课，生物课，化学课，地理课
yǔwén kè ，shùxué kè ，tǐyù kè ，wùlǐ kè ，lìshǐ kè ，shēngwùkè ，huàxué kè ，dìlǐ kè
language arts class, math class, gym class, physics class, history class, biology class, chemistry class, geography class
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哎哟，你有没有学过地理啊？是巴勒斯坦，不是巴基斯坦。
āiyōu ，nǐ yǒumeiyǒu xué guo dìlǐ a ？shì Bālèsītǎn ，bùshì Bājīsītǎn 。
Jeez, did you study geography? It's Palestine, not Pakistan.
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每天跟他说话，放古典音乐，读唐诗。对了，我们买了个胎教大礼包，天文地理音乐诗词无所不包！
měitiān gēn tā shuōhuà ，fàng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè ，dú tángshī 。right ，wǒmen mǎi le ge tāijiào dàlǐbāo ，tiānwén dìlǐ yīnyuè shīcí wúsuǒbùbāo ！
I talk to him every day, put on classical music, and read him Tang poems. Oh, right-- we bought a big ''Baby Education Gift Set"-- it has everything: astronomy, geography, music and poetry.
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我最近看了好多地理方面的资料。现在，我对我们国家的地理情况一清二楚！
wǒ zuìjìn kàn le hǎo duō dìlǐ fāngmiàn de zīliào 。xiànzài ，wǒ duì wǒmen guójiā de dìlǐ qíngkuàng yīqīngèrchǔ ！
Lately I've read a lot of material about geography. Now, I am very clear about our country's geography!
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地理课你预习了吗？我最不会看地理示意图了，我们一起做预习题好不好？
dìlǐ kè nǐ yùxí le ma ？wǒ zuì bù huì kàn dìlǐ shìyì tú le ，wǒmen yīqǐ zuò yùxí tí hǎo bu hǎo ？
Have you reviewed for Geology yet? More than anything, I don't get geology charts. How about we go over it together?
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几处位置，我都做了实地考察，各有利弊。洋山深水港科技园是保税港，地理位置好，而且对高科技产业有政策支持。不过周边行业配套还不健全，我们的生产成本会很高。
jǐ chù wèizhi ，wǒ dōu zuò le shídì kǎochá ，gè yǒu lìbì 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng kējìyuán shì bǎoshuì gǎng ，dìlǐ wèizhì hǎo ，érqiě duì gāokējì chǎnyè yǒu zhèngcè zhīchí 。bùguò zhōubiān hángyè pèitào hái bù jiànquán ，wǒmen de shēngchǎn chéngběn huì hěn gāo 。
I've done on-the-spot inspections of a couple of locations. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The Yangshan Deep-water Harbor Technology Park is a bonded port. Its geographic location is good, and it has policies that support the hi-tech industry. But the nearby infrastructure isn't really complete. Our production costs will be really high.
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