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"earth history" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
地史 dì shǐ earth history / geological history
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
三国 三國 sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658
通史 tōng shǐ narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period
野史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends
近现代史 近現代史 jìn xiàn dài shǐ modern history and contemporary history
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
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
国史 國史 guó shǐ national history / dynastic history
书经 書經 shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
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)
历史 歷史 lì shǐ history / CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] syn
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
有史以来 有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history syn
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world / the earth syn
行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn
病历 病歷 bìng lì medical record / case history syn
世间 世間 shì jiān world / earth syn
泥土 ní tǔ earth / soil / mud / clay syn
大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo 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
病史 bìng shǐ medical history syn
来历 來歷 lái lì history / antecedents / origin syn
史无前例 史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì (idiom) unprecedented in history syn
悠久 yōu jiǔ long (tradition, history etc) syn
地表 dì biǎo the surface (of the earth)
地心 dì xīn the earth's core / geocentric syn
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) 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
载入 載入 zǎi rù to load into / to record / to write into / to enter (data) / to go into (the records) / to go down (in history)
身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn
天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart syn
刷新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) 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
篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn
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
近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) 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
遗臭万年 遺臭萬年 yí chòu wàn nián to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) syn
大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
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
五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ frozen earth / permafrost / tundra
史书 史書 shǐ shū history book syn
列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) syn
族谱 族譜 zú pǔ genealogical record / family history / lineage
土葬 tǔ zàng burial (in earth) syn
历史学 歷史學 lì shǐ xué history
故国 故國 gù guó country with an ancient history
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)
近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
地线 地線 dì xiàn earth (wire) / ground
国书 國書 guó shū credentials (of a diplomat) / documents exchanged between nations / national or dynastic history book
石破天惊 石破天驚 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work syn
文学史 文學史 wén xué shǐ history of literature
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
集权 集權 jí quán centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party
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
简史 簡史 jiǎn shǐ a brief history
左传 左傳 zuǒ zhuàn Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
土墙 土墻 earth wall
义和团 義和團 yì hé tuán the Righteous and Harmonious Fists / the Boxers (history)
倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn
国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn
文史 wén shǐ literature and history
国别 國別 guó bié nationality / country-specific (history, report etc)
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
现代史 現代史 xiàn dài shǐ modern history
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
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
史上 shǐ shàng in history
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth?
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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