大地 dà dì earth / mother earth syn 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3he2 yin1xiang3]) 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 小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" 管理信息系统 管理信息系統 guǎn lǐ xìn xī xì tǒng management information system / MI system 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 学分制 學分制 xué fēn zhì credit system / grading system (in schools, universities etc) 组合音响 組合音響 zǔ hé yīn xiǎng hi-fi system / stereo sound system / abbr. to 音響|音响[yin1 xiang3] syn 官制 guān zhì the civil service system / the bureaucratic system 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 壤 rǎng (bound form) soil / earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1]) syn 分封制 fēn fēng zhì the feudal system / system of enfeoffment 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 进 進 jìn to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound syn 系统 系統 xì tǒng system / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 十 shí ten / 10 / numeral 10 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1zhou1 ma3zi5] syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device syn 保 bǎo to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 制度 zhì dù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 体系 體系 tǐ xì system / setup / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 盎司 àng sī ounce (British imperial system) (loanword) syn 失灵 失靈 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system) syn 智能 zhì néng intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 太阳系 太陽系 tài yáng xì solar system 价值观 價值觀 jià zhí guān system of values syn 体制 體制 tǐ zhì system / organization syn 肠胃 腸胃 cháng wèi stomach and intestine / digestive system syn 改良 gǎi liáng to improve (sth) / to reform (a system) syn 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 神经系统 神經系統 shén jīng xì tǒng nervous system 