地上 (dì shang) — on the ground; on the floor; (literary) above the ground; earthly (as opposed to heavenly)
Definition
地上 means 'on the ground / on the floor' for things resting on a surface. In literary or contrastive use (as in 天上 and 地上), it means 'on earth' as opposed to 'in the heavens'.
noun
on the groundon the floor(literary) above the groundearthly (as opposed to heavenly)
Examples
- ，地上。Xiǎo xīn, bié bǎ bēi zi diào zài dì shang.Be careful, don't drop the cup on the ground.
- 地上。Māo xǐ huan pā zài dì shang shài tài yáng.The cat likes to lie on the floor and bask in the sun.
- 地上。Tiān shàng hé dì shang de fēng jǐng wán quán bù tóng.The scenery in the sky and on earth are completely different.
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