Definition
天地 (tiān dì) literally 'heaven and earth' — a poetic, literary term for the world as the natural universe or vast scope. It differs from the everyday 世界 (shìjiè) and the political/historical 天下 (tiānxià), and from 世间 (shìjiān) which refers to the mortal realm. It can also mean 'scope, field of activity' (e.g., 广阔的天地).
noun
heaven and earththe worldscopefield of activity
Easily confused
- 大地dà dìlook-alikethe earth; land; ground
- 天敌tiān dísound-alikenatural enemy; predator
- 天堂tiān tánglook-alikeheaven; paradise
Examples
- 天地，。Tā zǒu biàn le Zhōngguó de tiān dì, jiànshi le hěn duō dìfang.He traveled all over China's vast land and saw many places.
- 天地。Zhège lǐngyù yǒu guǎngkuò de tiān dì děngdài wǒmen qù tànsuǒ.This field has vast scope waiting for us to explore.
- 天地，。tiān dì zhī jiān, rénlèi xiǎnde hěn miǎoxiǎo.Between heaven and earth, humans seem very small.
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