Definition
易地 is a formal separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to change place' — used in official or literary contexts for relocating residences, transferring positions, or swapping locations. The verb 易 and object 地 can split: insert 了, 过, or measure words between them (e.g., 易了地 'changed place', 易过一次地 'changed place once'). It also appears in set phrases like 易地而处 ('to put oneself in another's place') where 易地 functions adverbially as 'in another place; elsewhere'.
v.o.
to relocateto move (to another place or position)to exchange placesto swap positions
Examples
- ，易地。Yóuyú gōngzuò diàodòng, tā bùdébù yì de shēnghuó.Because of a job transfer, he had to relocate and live elsewhere.
- ，。Shuāngfāng zài bǐsài zhōng yì le dì, dàn bǐfēn réngrán bú biàn.The two sides swapped places during the match, but the score remained unchanged.
- 易地，。yì de ér chǔ, nǐ yě huì lǐjiě tā de xuǎnzé.If you put yourself in his position, you would also understand his choice.
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