天地 (tiān dì) — heaven and earth; the world; scope; field of activity
Definition
天地 literally pairs 'heaven and earth' and is used in literary or figurative contexts for 'the world' or a 'scope/field of activity' — broader than the physical 全球 and more rhetorical than the neutral 世界.
noun
heaven and earththe worldscopefield of activity
Examples
- 天地，。Tā zǒu biàn le zhōng guó de tiān dì, jiàn shi le hěn duō dì fāng.He traveled all over China's vast land and saw many places.
- 天地。Zhè ge lǐng yù yǒu guǎng kuò de tiān dì děng dài wǒ men qù tàn suǒ.This field has vast scope waiting for us to explore.
- 天地，。tiān dì Zhī jiān, rén lèi xiǎn de hěn miǎo xiǎo.Between heaven and earth, humans seem very small.
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