地狱 meaning in English
hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
Meaning of 地狱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dìyù
- hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
- (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
地狱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
欢迎来到地狱。
Welcome to hell!
他人即地狱。
Others are hell.
地狱什么样？
What is hell like?
你们他妈的下地狱!
Go to hell!
你的灵魂已坠进了地狱。
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
地 de · -ly · 6 strokes
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狱 yù · prison · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 地狱.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 地图 | dìtú | map |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 草地 | cǎodì | lawn; meadow |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 地铁站 | dìtiězhàn | subway station |
| 地区 | dìqū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system |
| 当地 | dāngdì | local |
| 各地 | gèdì | in all parts of (a country); various regions |
Questions about 地狱
What does 地狱 mean?
地狱 (dìyù) means "hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 地狱?
地狱 is made of 2 characters: 地 (6 strokes), 狱 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 地狱 an HSK word?
Yes. 地狱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 地狱 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 地狱 is written 地獄.