1. lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)2. fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
1. to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation2. to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)
to offer one's life in sacrifice
1. feet not touching the ground (idiom)2. to run like the wind
1. air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)2. to put down roots
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
1. poor region2. impoverished area
to kneel and beg forgiveness
1. to go underground2. to turn to secret activities
1. to have room to save a situation2. margin for error (idiom)
1. to move one's base (of operations)2. to reposition3. to relocate
room to maneuver; leeway; latitude
1. to know all under heaven2. exceptionally talented (idiom)
mailing address; postal address
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
Ngari, prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区[xī zàng zì zhì qū]
(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells
1. netherworld2. Kingdom of the Underworld3. Hades
to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
1. lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom2. to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
中国地震局 中國地震局 zhōng guó dì zhèn jú 1. China Earthquake Administration (CEA)2. State Seismological Bureau
1. to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)2. in an unfamiliar place without friends or family
候风地动仪 候風地動儀 hòu fēng dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡[zhāng héng] in 132
1. China Earthquake Administration (CEA)2. State Seismological Bureau
地缘政治学 地緣政治學 dì yuán zhèng zhì xué geopolitics
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
Aksu, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū]
Altay, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū]
1. not to know the immensity of heaven and earth2. an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
中国地质大学 中國地質大學 zhōng guó dì zhì dà xué China University of Geosciences
大兴安岭地区 大興安嶺地區 dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū Daxing'anling, prefecture in Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省[hēi lóng jiāng shěng]
天时地利人和 天時地利人和 tiān shí dì lì rén hé the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì 1. to die without a burial site2. to die a pauper3. a tragic end
克罗地亚共和国 克羅地亞共和國 kè luó dì yà gòng hé guó Republic of Croatia
强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ 1. towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)2. great oaks from little acorns grow
see 旧地重游[jiù dì chóng yóu]