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大地

dà dì · da di

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Meaning

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  1. earth
  2. mother earth
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Poets in spring

  1. Dengdeng

    春天(chūntiān)来(lái)了(le)，大地(dàdì)都(dōu)变(biàn)绿(lǜ)了(le)。

    Spring is here. The whole earth is turning green.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)像(xiàng)个(gè)诗人(shīrén)。

    You sound like a poet today.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)：大地(dàdì)醒来(xǐnglái)了(le)，花(huā)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Listen: the earth woke up, the flowers bloomed.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)有(yǒu)一句(yījù)：大地(dàdì)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    I have a line too: the earth is sleeping, and I want to sleep too.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)诗(shī)太(tài)懒(lǎn)了(le)。

    Your poem is too lazy.

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01

阳(yáng)光(guāng)穿(chuān)过(guò)三(sān)色(sè)云(yún)，射(shè)向(xiàng)大(dà)地(dì)。

The sun shines through the tri-color clouds, shooting towards the earth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

春(chūn)天(tiān)来(lái)了(le)，大(dà)地(dì)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)恢(huī)复(fù)了(le)生(shēng)机(jī)。

Spring has come, and the earth is gradually coming back to life.

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