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天地

tiān dì · tian di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. heaven and earth
  2. world
  3. scope
  4. field of activity
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2 examples
01

起(qǐ)初(chū)，神(shén)创(chuàng)造(zào)了(le)天(tiān)地(dì)。

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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

02

站(zhàn)在(zài)山(shān)顶(dǐng)，他(tā)感(gǎn)觉(jué)天(tiān)地(dì)格(gé)外(wài)开(kāi)阔(kuò)。

Standing on the mountaintop, he felt the world seemed especially vast.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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