大地 dà dì earth / mother earth syn 铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān gài dì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance syn 接地 jiē dì earth (electric connection) / to earth 地藏 dì zàng Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) / also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva 壤 rǎng (bound form) soil / earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1]) syn 地 dì earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4] syn 人生 rén shēng life (one's time on earth) 地球 dì qiú the earth syn 世上 shì shàng on earth syn 地盘 地盤 dì pán domain / territory under one's control / foundation of a building / base of operations / crust of earth syn 人间 人間 rén jiān the human world / the earth syn 世间 世間 shì jiān world / earth syn 泥土 ní tǔ earth / soil / mud / clay syn 大气 大氣 dà qì atmosphere (surrounding the earth) / imposing / impressive / stylish syn 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth / world / scope / field of activity syn 地表 dì biǎo the surface (of the earth) 地心 dì xīn the earth's core / geocentric syn 有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián (idiom) during one's lifetime / while one is on this earth / in one's remaining years syn 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart syn 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel 地壳 地殼 dì qiào the Earth's crust 天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another 赤道 chì dào equator (of the earth or a celestial body) / celestial equator 地核 dì hé core of the earth (geology) syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 乾坤 qián kūn yin and yang / heaven and earth / the universe 荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth syn 天边 天邊 tiān biān horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places syn 开天辟地 開天闢地 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) / refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth syn 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom) / fig. overwhelming / earth-shattering / in a spectacular mess syn 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 焦土 jiāo tǔ scorched earth 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ frozen earth / permafrost / tundra 土葬 tǔ zàng burial (in earth) syn 盐碱 鹽鹼 yán jiǎn saline and alkaline (earth) 五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 syn 稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry) 地线 地線 dì xiàn earth (wire) / ground 石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work syn 排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom) / earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance syn 寰宇 huán yǔ the whole earth / the universe syn 土方 tǔ fāng cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement) / excavated soil / earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]) / (TCM) folk remedy syn 土墙 土墻 earth wall 社稷 shè jì state / country / the Gods of earth and grain syn 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 叱咤风云 叱咤風雲 chì zhà fēng yún lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom) / fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful syn 拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 syn 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth? 天外 tiān wài beyond the earth / outer space 主站 zhǔ zhàn hub Earth station 夯实 夯實 hāng shí to tamp / to ram (earth etc) 天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn 不知天高地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities 地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing) 天不怕地不怕 tiān bù pà dì bù pà fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless 黄土地 黃土地 huáng tǔ dì the yellow earth (of China) 拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地 地球科学 地球科學 dì qiú kē xué earth science 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom) / fig. to go to great lengths / to search heaven and earth 培土 péi tǔ to earth up syn 地球日 Earth Day 地面站 earth station 国务院 國務院 guó wù yuàn (PRC) State Council / (USA) State Department 理事会 理事會 lǐ shì huì council 理事 lǐ shì member of council / (literary) to take care of matters 苏维埃 蘇維埃 sū wéi āi Soviet (council) 安理会 安理會 ān lǐ huì (United Nations) Security Council 军机 軍機 jūn jī military aircraft / secret plan / Privy Council during the Qing dynasty syn 立法会 立法會 lì fǎ huì legislative council / LegCo (Hong Kong) 发展研究中心 發展研究中心 fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution) 中南海 zhōng nán hǎi Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council 常任理事国 常任理事國 cháng rèn lǐ shì guó permanent member state (of the UN Security Council) 吴仪 吳儀 wú yí Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council 国务委员 國務委員 guó wù wěi yuán member of the State Council (in China) 国台办 國臺辦 guó tái bàn Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4]) 回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013 陆委会 陸委會 lù wěi huì Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan), abbr. for 大陸委員會|大陆委员会 枢密院 樞密院 shū mì yuàn privy council 协调委员会 協調委員會 Coordination Council 国新办 國新辦 guó xīn bàn State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院新闻办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Xin1 wen2 Ban4 gong1 shi4] 政务院 zhèng wù yuàn Administrative Council 市议会 市議會 shì yì huì city council 国家安全委员会 National Security Council 块 塊 kuài lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units / lump syn 土 tǔ earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 堪 kān (bound form) may / can / (bound form) to endure / to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2]) syn 尘 塵 chén dust / dirt / earth syn 培 péi to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people) syn 哪门子 哪門子 nǎ mén zi (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what / what kind / why on earth syn 安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area" 拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched syn 委 wěi to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly syn 维拉 維拉 wéi lā Vala (Middle-earth) 