Pinyin Dictionary results for "di"

low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
variant of 弟[di4]
vex
(Cant.) plural for pronouns
some; few; a little (Cantonese)
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
place name
dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]
variant of 地[di4]
wife of a younger brother
first wife; son of first wife
emperor
background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base
variant of 迪[di2]
younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
carved bow
to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand
lone-standing tree
foundation; root
squeeze out of; extract
Kerria japonica
name of an ancient tribe
foundation; on the whole
to drop, as liquids; a drop
to wash; to cleanse
a drop; to drip
to butt; resist
surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
low ranking public official (old)
pearly
white jade worn on belt
a jar without ears
see 的士[di1 shi4]
really and truly
aim; clear
to look down upon (classical); to see; to look at (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 看[kan4]
baffle (pier); whetstone
tellurium (chemistry)
imperial ancestral sacrifice
flute
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations; mansion; (literary) but; just
flute
buy up (grain)
see 絛綸|绦纶[di2 lun2]
closely joined; connection; knot
billy goat; ram
surname Di; variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
long-tail pheasant
Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed); used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
stibene
stem (of fruit)
dry; scorched
variant of 蒂[di4]
rainbow
rainbow
face to face
to butt; resist
to defame; to slander
to examine; truth (Buddhism)
to kick; to tread on
hoof
to enlighten
Japanese variant of 遞|递
to hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressively
to go away; to migrate
surname Di
residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house
fetters; to fetter
spoon; key
dysprosium (chemistry)
arrow or arrowhead (old)
variant of 堤[di1]
reins; bridle
surname Di
leather shoes
fine; good; beautiful
sacrum (anatomy); bone forming the base of the spinal column
old variant of 鬄[di2]
wig; Taiwan pr. [ti4]
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
低三下四
servile
低下
low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
低丘
hilly (geography)
低于
to be lower than
低估
to underestimate; to underrate
低低切切
in a low voice; whispered
低俗
vulgar; poor taste
低俗之风
vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
低俗化
vulgarization
低保
subsistence allowance; welfare (abbr. for 城市居民最低生活保障[cheng2 shi4 ju1 min2 zui4 di1 sheng1 huo2 bao3 zhang4])
低保真
low fidelity; lo-fi
低价
low price
低八度
an octave lower (music)
低分
low marks; low score
低利
low interest
低利贷款
low interest loan
低剂量照射
low dose irradiation
低劣
inferior quality; substandard; low-grade
低地
lowland
低地绣眼鸟
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
低地轨道
see 近地軌道|近地轨道[jin4 di4 gui3 dao4]
低垂
to droop; to hang low
低压
low pressure; low voltage
低压带
low-pressure zone; depression (meteorology)
低尾气排放
low emissions (from car exhaust)
低层
low level
低帮
low-top (shoes)
低廉
cheap; inexpensive; low
低微
meager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)
低息
low-interest
低成本
low cost; inexpensive
低收入
low income
低放射性废物
low-level waste
低效
inefficient; ineffective
低昂
ups and down; rise and fall
低档
low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality; inferior
低栏
low hurdles (track event)
低气压
low pressure; depression (meteorology)
低沉
overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled
低温
low temperature
低潮
low tide; low ebb
低浓缩铀
low-enriched uranium
低热
a low fever (up to 38°C)
低烧
a low fever (up to 38°C)
低产
low yield
低眉顺眼
docile; submissive
低矮
short; low
低空
low altitude
低空跳伞
BASE Jumping
低空飞过
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
低洼
low-lying
低端
low-end
低等
inferior
低等动物
lower animal; primitive life-form
低筋面粉
low gluten flour; cake flour; pastry flour; soft flour
低级
low level; rudimentary; vulgar; low; inferior
低级语言
low-level (computer) language
低维
low-dimensional (math.)
低缓
low and unhurried (voice etc); low and gently sloping (terrain)
低耗
low consumption (energy, fuel etc)
低声
in a low voice; softly
低声细语
in a whisper; in a low voice (idiom)
低胸
low-cut (dress); plunging (neckline)
低能
incapable; incompetent; stupid; mentally deficient
低能儿
retarded child; moron; idiot
低脂
low fat
低落
downcast; gloomy; to decline
低血压
low blood pressure
低血糖
hypoglycemia (medicine)
低语
mutter
低调
low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
低谷
valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes
低费用
low cost
低迷
blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy)
低速层
low velocity zone (seismology); also called asthenosphere 軟流層|软流层[ruan3 liu2 ceng2]
低速挡
low gear; bottom gear
低速率
low speed
低陷
to sink; to settle
低阶
low level
低阶语言
low-level (computer) language
低音
bass
低音喇叭
woofer
低音大提琴
double bass; contrabass
低音大号
bass tuba; euphonium
低音提琴
double bass; contrabass
低音炮
subwoofer
低音管
bassoon; also written 巴頌管|巴颂管 or 巴松管
低领口
low-cut neckline
低头
to bow the head; to yield; to give in
低头族
smartphone addicts
低头认罪
to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt; to admit one's guilt
低首下心
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
低体温症
hypothermia
低龋齿性
non-caries-inducing
嘀咕
to mutter; to feel apprehensive
嘀嗒
(onom.) tick tock
地三鲜
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
地上
on the ground; on the floor
地下
underground; subterranean; covert
地下室
basement; cellar
地下核爆炸
nuclear underground burst; underground nuclear explosion
地下核试验
underground nuclear test
地下水
groundwater
地下通道
underpass; subway; tunnel
地下铁路
subway
地中海
Mediterranean Sea
地中海贫血
thalassemia (medicine)
地主
landlord; landowner; host
地主家庭
land-owning household
地主队
home team (sports)
地主阶级
land-owning classes
地久天长
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久
地位
position; status; place; CL:個|个[ge4]
地保
magistrate
地儿
place; space
地利
favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land
地利人和
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地力
soil fertility; land capability
地动
earthquake (old term)
地动仪
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132; abbr. for 候風地動儀|候风地动仪
地动山摇
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地势
terrain; topography relief
地勤
ground service (airport)
地勤人员
(airport) ground crew
地区
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4]
地区差价
local differences in price; regional price variation
地区性
regional; local
地区法院
regional court
地区经济
local economy; regional economy
地区冲突
local or regional confrontation
地台
floor; platform
地史
earth history; geological history
地名
place name; toponym
地图
map; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
地图册
atlas
地图集
collection of maps; atlas
地地道道
thoroughgoing; authentic; 100%; to the core
地址
address; CL:個|个[ge4]
地址的转换
address translation
地址解析协议
address resolution protocol; ARP
地域
area; district; region
地基
foundations (of a building); base
地堡
bunker (underground fortification)
地块
tectonic plate
地塞米松
dexamethasone
地堑
trench, rift valley
地坛
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
地垄
lines on ridges on ploughed field
地大物博
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
地契
deed (for land); CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
地委
prefectural Party committee
地宫
underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)
地对空导弹
ground-to-air missile
地层
stratum (geology)
地层学
stratigraphy (geology)
地岬
cape (geography); headland
地带
zone; CL:個|个[ge4]
地幔
the mantle of the earth (geology)
地平线
horizon
地底
subterranean; underground
地府
hell; the nether world; Hades
地广人稀
vast, but sparsely populated
地形
topography; terrain; landform
地形图
topographic map
地心
the earth's core; geocentric
地心吸力
gravitation
地心引力
earth's gravity
地心纬度
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
地心说
geocentric theory
地拉那
Tirana, capital of Albania
地排车
handcart
地接
local guide; tour escort
地摊
street stall with goods laid out on the ground
地支
the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
地方
region; regional (away from the central administration); local
地方
area; place; space; room; territory; CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
地方主义
regionalism; favoring one's local region
地方停车
parking place
地方官
local official
地方官职位
prefecture
地方性
local
地方性斑疹伤寒
murine typhus fever
地方法院
county court; district court
地方自治
local autonomy; home rule
地景
landscape; terrain
地书
writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
地板
floor
地板砖
floor tile
地核
core of the earth (geology)
地标
landmark
地检署
district prosecutor's office
地步
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway
地段
section; district
地壳
the Earth's crust
地壳运动
crustal movement; movement of tectonic plates
地毯
carpet; rug
地毯式轰炸
carpet bombing
地毯拖鞋
carpet slippers
地洞
tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
地沟油
cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back to restaurants)
地滑
landslide
地滚球
ten-pin bowling; bowling ball; (baseball etc) ground ball
地漏
drain; underground drainpipe; floor gutter; 25th of 2nd lunar month
地热
geothermal
地热发电厂
geothermal electric power station
地热能
geothermal energy
地热资源
geothermal resources
地热电站
geothermal electric power station
地炉
fire pit
地牢
prison; dungeon
地狱
hell; infernal; underworld
地球
the earth; CL:個|个[ge4]
地球仪
globe
地球化学
geochemistry
地球村
global village
地球物理
geophysics
地球物理学
geophysics
地球磁场
earth's magnetic field
地球科学
earth science
地球轨道
earth orbit
地理
geography
地理位置
geographical location
地理学
geography
地理学家
geographer
地理定位
geolocation
地理极
geographic pole; north and south poles
地理纬度
geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
地瓜
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
地瓜面
sweet potato or yam noodles
地产
estate
地产大亨
Monopoly (game); known as 大富翁[Da4 fu4 weng1] in PRC
地亩
area of farmland
地痞
bully; local ruffian
地皮
lot; section of land; ground
地盘
domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth
地磁场
the earth's magnetic field
地砖
floor tile
地祇
earth spirit
地租
land rent; land tax
地租收入
rent income (esp. from arable land)
地税
rates (tax)
地积
land area
地积单
unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩[mu3], Chinese acre)
地窖
cellar; basement
地窨
cellar
地窨子
cellar
地籍
cadaster
地级
(administrative) prefecture-level
地级市
prefecture-level city
地线
earth (wire); ground
地缘
geographic situation; geo-(politics etc)
地缘战略
geostrategic
地缘政治
geopolitics; geopolitical
地缘政治学
geopolitics
地老天荒
see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]
地脉
geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水|风水[feng1 shui3]; ley lines
地脚
(page) footer; (dialect) foundation (of a building); base
地藏
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地藏王菩萨
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地藏菩萨
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
地处
to be located at; to be situated in
地衣
lichen
地表
the surface (of the earth)
地表水
surface water
地西泮
diazepam (loanword); Valium
地角天涯
The ends of the earth
地调
geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
地貌
relief; landform (geology)
地质
geology
地质学
geology
地质学家
geologist
地质年代表
geological time scale
地质年表
geological time scale
地躺拳
Di Tang Quan - 'Ground-Prone Fist'; 'Ground Tumbling Boxing' - Martial Art
地轴
the earth's axis
地速
groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
地道
tunnel; causeway
地道
authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious
地邻
neighbor on farmland
地钱
liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
地铁
subway; metro
地铁站
subway station
地陪
local guide; tour escort
地雷
landmine; CL:顆|颗[ke1]; (fig.) sore point; weak spot
地震
earthquake
地震中
earthquake epicenter
地震仪
seismometer
地震区
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震学
seismology; science of earthquakes
地震学家
seismologist; earthquake scientist
地震局
earthquake bureau
地震带
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震波
seismic wave
地震活动带
seismic zone; earthquake belt
地震烈度
earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)
地面
floor; ground; surface
地面层
ground floor; first floor
地面控制
ground control (of airborne or space operation)
地面核爆炸
surface nuclear explosion
地面气压
ground pressure
地面水
surface water
地面灌溉
surface irrigation
地面部队
ground troops
地面零点
Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)
地面零点
ground zero
地头
place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page
地头蛇
local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss
地鳖
Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
地黄
Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
地点
place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
堤坝
dam; dike
堤岸
embankment; bank; levee
堤拉米苏
tiramisu (loanword)
堤防
dike; embankment; levee
堤顶大路
promenade
娣姒
sisters-in-law (old); various concubines of a husband (old)
嫡传
handed down in a direct line from the founder
嫡子
son of first wife
嫡系
direct line of descent; under one's personal command; school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine
嫡亲
closely related by blood
帝京
imperial capital
帝位
imperial throne
帝俄
Tsarist Russia
帝俊
Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God; possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾
帝制
autocratic monarchy; imperial regime
帝力
Dili, capital of East Timor
帝后
empress; imperial consort
帝喾
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
帝国
empire; imperial
帝国主义
imperialism
帝国大厦
Empire State Building (New York City)
帝国理工学院
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
帝汶岛
Timor island
帝汶海
Timor Sea
帝王
regent; monarch
帝王企鹅
emperor penguin
帝王切开
Cesarean section
帝王谱
list of emperors and kings; dynastic genealogy
帝辛
Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
帝都
imperial capital
底下
the location below sth; afterwards
底夸克
bottom quark (particle physics)
底子
base; foundation; bottom
底层
ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society)
底座
base; pedestal; foundation
底数
radix; base (math.)
底料
base ingredient; base (cooking); primer (paint)
底朝天
upside down; upturned
底格里斯
Tigris River, Iraq
底格里斯河
Tigris River, Iraq
底栖有孔虫
benthic foraminifera
底栖生物
benthos
底止
(literary) end; limit
底比斯
Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt; Thebes, ancient Greek city state
底气
lung capacity; lung power; stamina; confidence
底汁
stock (cooking); base (of sauce or gravy)
底漆
primer
底片
negative; photographic plate
底版
photographic plate
底牌
cards in one's hand; (fig.) undisclosed strength or information; hidden trump
底特律
Detroit, Michigan
底界
lower boundary
底盘
chassis
底端
bottom; bottom side; end part
底细
inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up
底线
to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant
底肥
base fertilizer
底薪
basic salary; base pay; salary floor
底蕴
inside information; concrete details
底边
base (of a triangle); base line; hem line (of skirt)
底部
bottom
底阀
bottom valve; foot valve
底限
lowest limit; bottom line
底面
bottom; bottom side; bottom surface
弟兄
brothers; comrade
弟兄们
brothers; comrades; men; brethren
弟妹
younger sibling; younger brother's wife
弟妇
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
弟媳
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
弟子
disciple; follower
弟弟
younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
抵住
to resist; to press against; to brace
抵债
to repay a debt in kind or by labor
抵偿
to compensate; to make good (a financial loss)
抵充
to use in payment; to compensate
抵制
to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal
抵岸
to come ashore
抵扣
to deduct from; to compensate
抵抗
to resist; resistance
抵抗力
resistance; immunity
抵押
to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
抵押品
security (property held against a loan); mortgaged property
抵押物
collateral (finance)
抵押贷款
mortgage loan
抵押贷款危机
mortgage crisis
抵拒
to resist; to stand up to
抵挡
to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
抵消
to counteract; to cancel out; to offset
抵减
to claim a credit against; tax reduction
抵牾
to conflict with; to contradict; contradiction
抵用
to exchange for (sth of equal value or utility); to use in lieu; to redeem (a coupon etc); to use to offset (an amount owed etc)
抵用券
coupon; voucher
抵用金
store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer)
抵御
to resist; to withstand
抵罪
to be punished for a crime
抵华
to arrive in China
抵补
to compensate for; to make good
抵触
to conflict; to contradict
抵账
to repay a debt in kind or by labor
抵赖
to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege
抵足而眠
lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
抵足而卧
lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
抵达
to arrive; to reach (a destination)
抵销
variant of 抵消[di3 xiao1]
提溜
to carry
提防
to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); also pr. [ti2 fang2]
敌人
enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
敌占区
enemy occupied territory
敌国
enemy country
敌地
enemy territory
敌基督
Antichrist
敌害
pest; vermin; animal that is harmful to crops or to another species; enemy; predator
敌将
the enemy general
敌对
hostile; enemy (factions); combative
敌对性
hostile; hostility
敌情
the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
敌意
enmity; hostility
敌我
the enemy and us
敌我矛盾
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.
敌手
opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands
敌探
enemy spy
敌敌畏
dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword); also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP
敌方
enemy
敌机
enemy plane
敌档
rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
敌杀死
Decis (insecticide brand)
敌营
enemy camp
敌特
enemy (agents); (class) enemy
敌特分子
enemy agents in our midst; reds under the beds
敌百虫
trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex
敌众我寡
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers
敌台
defensive tower; lookout tower; enemy radio station
敌视
hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against
敌军
enemy troops; hostile forces; CL:股[gu3]
敌阵
the enemy ranks
涤卡
polyester khaki
涤去
to wash off
涤尘
to wash off dust
涤虑
to free the mind from worries
涤棉
polyester-cotton blend
涤汰
to wash away; to eradicate
涤净
to cleanse; to purge
涤瑕
to cleanse away a stain
涤砚
to wash an ink-slab; to prepare for study (idiom)
涤纶
polyester fiber
涤罪所
purgatory (religion)
涤荡
to wash off
涤除
to wash away; to eliminate; to do away with
滴下
drip
滴剂
to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)
滴定
titration
滴定管
burette; buret
滴度
titer (chemistry, biology)
滴水
water drop; dripping water
滴水不漏
lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument)
滴水不羼
not diluted by one drop; hundred percent
滴水石穿
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴注
to drip into; to transfuse; to percolate; to drip feed; fig. to instill
滴流
trickle
滴溜圆
completely round
滴溜溜
whirling; spinning around and around; round and plump (e.g. of fruit)
滴滴涕
DDT (loanword); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
滴漏
water clock; clepsydra
滴漏计时器
hourglass; water clock; clepsydra
滴沥
to drip (of rainwater)
滴灌
drip irrigation; to irrigate by drip feed
滴瓶
dripper; pipette
滴石
a dripstone (geology); stalactites and stalagmites
滴答
(onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5]
滴答声
tick (tock)
滴管
eyedropper; pipette; burette
滴翠
verdant; green
滴虫病
trichomoniasis (medicine)
滴道
Didao district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
滴道区
Didao district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
滴酒不沾
never to touch a drop of alcohol
滴里嘟噜
cumbersome
滴里耷拉
sagging; drooping
滴点
melting point (of lubricating oil)
牴牾
variant of 抵牾[di3 wu3]
牴触
variant of 抵觸|抵触[di3 chu4]
狄仁杰
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends; master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
狄俄倪索斯
Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology
狄公案
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
狄奥多
Theodor (name)
狄奥多·阿多诺
Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer
狄拉克
P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
狄更斯
Dickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
玓瓅
brilliance of pearls
的哥
male taxi driver; cabbie (slang)
的士
taxi (loanword)
的士高
disco (loanword); also written 迪斯科[di2 si1 ke1]
的姐
female taxi driver
的款
reliable funds
的的喀喀湖
Lake Titicaca
的确
really; indeed
的确良
dacron (loanword)
的里雅斯特
Trieste, port city in Italy
的黎波里
Tripoli, capital of Libya; Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
砥砺
whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage
笛卡儿
René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and author of Discours de la méthode 方法論|方法论
笛卡儿坐标制
Cartesian coordinate system
笛卡尔
René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher
笛子
bamboo flute; CL:管[guan3]
笛沙格
Girard Desargues (1591-1661), French geometer
笛膜
membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone
第一
first; number one; primary
第一例
first case; first instance; first time (sth is done)
第一个层次
the first stage
第一国际
First international, organized by Karl Marx in Geneva in 1866
第一型糖尿病
Type 1 diabetes
第一基本形式
(math.) first fundamental form
第一夫人
First Lady (wife of US president)
第一季度
first quarter (of financial year)
第一手
first-hand
第一时间
in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing
第一桶金
the first pot of gold; the initial profits from an economic endeavour
第一次
the first time; first; number one
第一次世界大战
World War One
第一步
step one; first step
第一流
first-class
第一炮
(fig.) opening shot
第一产业
primary sector of industry
第一眼
at first glance; at first sight
第一级
first level
第一声
first tone in Mandarin; high level tone
第一象限
first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)
第一轮
first round (of match, or election)
第三世界
Third World
第三位
third place
第三十
thirtieth
第三国际
see 共產國際|共产国际[Gong4 chan3 Guo2 ji4]
第三季度
third quarter (of financial year)
第三帝国
Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
第三方
third party
第三状态
'third state', borderline state between health and disease
第三产业
tertiary sector of industry
第三纪
third period; tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)
第三者
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship; the other woman; the other man; third person; third party (in dispute); disinterested party; number three in a list
第三声
third tone in Mandarin; falling-rising tone
第二
second; number two; next; secondary
第二世界
Second World (Cold War-era term referring to communist nations as a bloc)
第二位
second place
第二个人
the second person; (fig.) someone else; third party
第二型糖尿病
Type 2 diabetes
第二天
next day; the morrow
第二季度
second quarter (of financial year)
第二性
The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)
第二春
(lit.) second spring; (fig.) falling in love for the second time; a new lease of life; rebirth
第二次
the second time; second; number two
第二次世界大战
World War II
第二次汉字简化方案
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986); abbr. to 二簡|二简[er4 jian3]
第二产业
secondary industry
第二声
second tone in Mandarin; rising tone
第二职业
second job
第二轮
second round (of match, or election)
第五
fifth
第五个现代化
fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化
第五纵队
fifth column (subversive group)
第五类
category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
第六感
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
第六感觉
sixth sense; intuition
第勒尼安海
Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland
第四季
fourth quarter
第四季度
fourth quarter (of financial year)
第四纪
fourth period; quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
第四声
fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
第四台
fourth channel; (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
第戎
Dijon (France)
第比利斯
T'bilisi, capital of Georgia or Gruzia 格魯吉亞|格鲁吉亚[Ge2 lu3 ji2 ya4]
第纳尔
dinar (currency) (loanword)
绦纶
variant of 滌綸|涤纶[di2 lun2]
缔约
to conclude a treaty
缔约国
signatory states; countries that are party to a treaty
缔约方
party in a contract, treaty etc
缔结
to conclude (an agreement)
缔造
to found; to create
缔造者
creator (of a great work); founder
羝羊触藩
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
蒂森克虏伯
ThyssenKrupp
蒂芙尼
Tiffany & Co. (US luxury jewelry retailer)
䗖蝀
(old) rainbow
诋毁
to vilify; to slander; vilification
谛听
to listen carefully
谛视
to look carefully
踶跂
overconfident and conceited mannerisms
迪伦
Dylan
迪克
Dick (person name)
迪化
Dihua or Tihwa (old name of Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2])
迪吉里杜管
didgeridoo (loanword)
迪吧
disco (coll.); diva (loanword)
迪士尼
Disney (company name, surname); Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer
迪士尼乐园
Disneyland
迪奥
Dior (brand name)
迪厅
disco; night club; abbr. for 迪斯科廳|迪斯科厅
迪庆州
abbr. for 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
迪庆藏族自治州
Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest Yunnan, capital Jiantang 建塘鎮|建塘镇[Jian4 tang2 zhen4]
迪戈·加西亚岛
Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島|查戈斯群岛[Cha2 ge1 si1 Qun2 dao3]
迪拜
Dubai
迪斯可
disco (loanword) (Tw)
迪斯尼
Disney (company name, surname); also written 迪士尼[Di2 shi4 ni2]
迪斯尼乐园
Disneyland; also written 迪士尼樂園|迪士尼乐园[Di2 shi4 ni2 Le4 yuan2]
迪斯科
disco (loanword)
迪斯科吧
discotheque
迪斯科厅
disco hall; nightclub
迪斯雷利
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880
迪庄
Dijon (French town)
递交
to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before
递加
progressively increasing
递升
to ascend progressively
递增
to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive
递嬗
to change progressively
递推
recursion; recursive (calculation); recurrence
递推公式
recurrence formula
递推关系
recurrence relation
递条子
to pass a message
递归
recursion; recursive (calculation); recurrence
递减
progressively decreasing; gradually falling; in descending order
递眼色
to give sb a meaningful look
递补
to substitute; to complement in the proper order; to fill vacancies progressively
递解
to escort a criminal under guard (in former times)
递质
neurotransmitter
递回
see 遞歸|递归[di4 gui1]
递送
to send (a message); to deliver
递进
gradual progress; to go forward one stage at a time
递降
to go down by degrees; progressively decreasing
邸报
imperial bulletin, palace report dating back to Han dynasty
骶骨
sacrum (anatomy); bone forming the base of the spinal column
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