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天地

tiān dì

2-character word

What 天地 means

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

The characters in 天地

• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 开辟新天地。
  Break new ground.

Words starting with 天地

• 天地会Tiān dì huìTiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
• 天地良心tiān dì liáng xīnin all honesty; truth to tell
• 天地悬隔tiān dì xuán gélit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. wide difference of opinion
• 天地玄黄tiān dì xuán huángfirst line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文

Words containing 天地

• 新天地Xīn tiān dìXintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)
• 别有天地bié yǒu tiān dìenchanting scenery; beautiful surroundings; world of its own
• 拜天地bài tiān dìto worship heaven and earth; ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned…

Sounds the same

Read tiān dì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 天帝God of heaven; Celestial emperor