些地方不大 明白。Zhè běn shū wǒ yǒuxie dìfang búdà míngbai. I’m not quite clear about parts
of the book.
NOTE: 地方 dìfang is a word of wide application. It has both concrete, specific senses and abstract,
general senses, as in the following examples: ■ 医 生: 你什么地方不舒服？Yīshēng: Nǐ shénme dìfang bù shūfu?
Doctor: What spot ails you? (→ What’s wrong with you?) ■ 照顾不到的地方，请多多原谅。 Zhàogù búdào de
dìfang, qǐng duōduō yuánliàng. If there’s anything not well attended to, please accept my sincere apology.dìlǐ 地理 N geography 国家地理学会 Guójiā Dìlǐ Xuéhuì National Geographic Society / 地理学 dìlǐxué
geography / 地理 学家 dìlǐxué jiā geographer
dìmiàn 地面 N the earth’s surface ■ 这里的地 面比海平面高出二百公尺。Zhèli de dìmiàn bǐ
hǎipíngmiàn gāochū èrbǎi gōngchǐ. The ground here is 200 meters above sea level.
dìqiú 地球 [modif: 地 ground + 球 ball] N the earth ■ 人类只有一个家园 — 地球。Rénlèi zhǐ yǒu yí
ge jiāyuán – dìqiú. Mankind has only one home—the earth.
dìqū 地区 [modif: 地 place + 区 region] N region, area ■ 这个国家东部地区比西部地区发达。Zhège
guójiā dōngbù dìqū bǐ xībù dìqū fādá. In this country, the eastern regions are more developed than
the western regions.
dìshì 地势 N physical feature of a place, terrain
dìtǎn 地毯 [modif: 地 ground + 毯 blanket] N carpet (张 zhāng)
dìtiě 地铁 N underground railway, subway
dìtú 地图 N map (张 zhāng) ■ 这张地图太旧了， 没多大用处。Zhè zhāng dìtú tài jiù le, méi duō dà
yòngchu. This map is too old and is not of much use.
dìtúcè 地图册 N atlas
dìwèi 地位 [comp: 地 place + 位 seat] N status, position ■ 他在公司里有很高的地位。Tā zài gōngsī li
yǒu hěn gāo de dìwèi. He holds a high position in the company.
dìxià 地下 [modif: 地 ground + 下 under] N underground 地下商场 dìxià shāngchǎng underground shopping
center / 地下铁路 (地铁) dìxià tiělù (dìtiě) underground railway, subway / 地下停车场 dìxià tíngchēchǎng
parking garage, underground car park
dìzhèn 地震 [modif: 地 earth + 震 quake] N earthquake, seism (场 cháng) ■ 在南太平洋发生了里 氏六
级地震。Zài nán Tàipíngyáng fāshēng le Lǐ shì liù jí dìzhèn. An earthquake, measured as 6 on the
Richter scale, occurred in the South Pacific Ocean.
dìzhǐ 地址 N address ■ 这是我的地址和电话号 码，请你记一下。Zhè shi wǒ de dìzhǐ he diànhuà
hàomǎ, qǐng nǐ jì yíxia. Here are my address and telephone number. Please write them down.
dìzhì 地质 N geology 地质调查 dìzhìdiàochá geological survey / 地质学 dìzhìxué geology / 地质学家 dìzhìxuéjiā
geologist
dì 弟 N younger brother
dìdi 弟弟 N younger brother ■ 我弟弟比我小两 岁。Wǒ dìdi bǐ wǒ xiǎo liǎng suì. My younger brother
is two years younger than me. ■ “你有 没有弟弟？”“没有，我只有一个哥哥。“Nǐ yǒu
méiyǒu dìdi?” “Méiyǒu, wǒ zhǐ yǒu yíī ge gēge.” “Do you have a younger brother?” “No, I only
have an older brother.”
dì 递 TRAD 遞 V hand over, pass on ■ 请你把那本 词典递给我。Qǐng nǐ bǎ nà běn cídiǎn dì gěi wǒ.
Please pass me that dictionary. 快递 kuàidì fast delivery (of mail) / 快递服务 kuài dì fúwù fast delivery
service
dìzēng 递增 V increase progressively
dì 帝 N the Supreme Being (See huángdì 皇帝.)
dì 第 PREF (used before a number to form an ordinal numeral) 第一 dì-yī the first / 第一天 dì-yī tiān the first
day / 第十 dì-shí the tenth / 第十课 dì-shí kè the tenth lesson, Lesson 10
diān 颠 TRAD 顛 V bump, jolt
diānbǒ 颠簸 [comp: 颠 bump + 簸 jerk] V bump, bump along
diāndǎo 颠倒 V turn upside down, reverse 颠倒黑白 diāndǎo hēibái confound black and white, confuse right