大地 dà dì earth / mother earth syn 决策 決策 jué cè strategic decision / decision-making / policy decision / to determine policy 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 锅巴 鍋巴 guō bā guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan) syn 接地 jiē dì earth (electric connection) / to earth 焦土 jiāo tǔ scorched earth 新政 xīn zhèng new policy / New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) 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 烧焦 燒焦 shāo jiāo to burn / to scorch / burned / burning / scorched / charred 焦 jiāo burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3]) syn 壤 rǎng (bound form) soil / earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1]) syn 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom) / to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy 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 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 政策 zhèng cè policy / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 方针 方針 fāng zhēn policy / guidelines / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head 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 保险单 保險單 bǎo xiǎn dān insurance policy (document) 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 出台 出臺 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client syn 奉行 fèng xíng to pursue (a course, a policy) syn 荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth syn 大棒 dà bàng big stick (policy etc) 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 扰民 擾民 rǎo mín (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult syn 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy 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 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ frozen earth / permafrost / tundra 透明度 tòu míng dù transparency / (policy of) openness 土葬 tǔ zàng burial (in earth) syn 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 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) 对内 對內 duì nèi internal / national / domestic (policy) 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 国策 國策 guó cè a national policy syn 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 反贪 反貪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy) 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? 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 天外 tiān wài beyond the earth / outer space 对华 對華 duì huá (policy etc) towards China 反腐败 反腐敗 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc) 政策措施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 对美 對美 duì měi (policy etc) towards America 对日 對日 duì rì (policy etc) towards Japan 主站 zhǔ zhàn hub Earth station 投保人 tóu bǎo rén policy holder / insured person syn 夯实 夯實 hāng shí to tamp / to ram (earth etc) 财政政策 財政政策 cái zhèng zhèng cè fiscal policy 对台 對臺 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan 外交政策 wài jiāo zhèng cè foreign policy 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 公共政策 gōng gòng zhèng cè public policy 地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing) 群众路线 群衆路線 qún zhòng lù xiàn the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses 就业政策 就業政策 employment policy 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 