地球dì qiúthe earth
地球 (dì qiú) means "the earth," the planet people live on. It is used in talk about science, nature, and the environment, as in 保护地球 (protect the earth) and 地球上 (on earth). It is a noun and often appears with 上 to mean somewhere on the planet.
What does 地球 mean?
- 1.
the earthnoun
What do the characters in 地球 mean?
- 地earth
- 球globe
How do you use 地球?
地球 names the planet; 地球上 means on the earth.
Patterns
地球 + 上
地球上有很多水。
Dìqiú shang yǒu hěn duō shuǐ.
There is a lot of water on the earth.
What are some examples of 地球 in a sentence?
How is 地球 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
老师，月亮比地球大吗？
Lǎoshī, yuèliang bǐ dìqiú dà ma?
Teacher, is the moon bigger than the earth?
- Speaker B:
不，地球比月亮大很多。
Bù, dìqiú bǐ yuèliang dà hěn duō.
No, the earth is much bigger than the moon.
- Speaker A:
那太阳呢？
Nà tàiyáng ne?
What about the sun?
- Speaker B:
太阳比地球还大。
Tàiyáng bǐ dìqiú hái dà.
The sun is even bigger than the earth.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.