地狱

dì yù

CL 个 gè 层 céng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. hell
2. infernal
3. underworld
4. (Buddhism) Naraka

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 天堂 tiān táng 天堂 tiān táng paradise 宗教概念中的对立: paradise

Related words

2 items

• 炼狱 liàn yù 炼狱 liàn yù purgatory 某些宗教中死后灵魂净化的地方: purgatory
• 阴间 yīn jiān 阴间 yīn jiān the nether world 中国民间信仰中的死后世界: the nether world

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“地狱”不可数，不能说“一个地狱”；常误加量词，如“一个地狱”应为“地狱”。

Formality

“地狱”可用于比喻极端痛苦的环境，如“人间地狱”，正式与非正式语境均可使用。

Example Sentences

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传说坏人死后会下 地狱 。

Legend has it that bad people go to hell after death.

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Words Containing 地狱

• 人间地狱 人间地狱 rén jiān dì yù: hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
• 浮动地狱 浮动地狱 fú dòng dì yù: floating hell
• 无间地狱 无间地狱 wú jiàn dì yù: see 阿鼻地獄|阿鼻地狱[ā bí dì yù]
• 阿鼻地狱 阿鼻地狱 ā bí dì yù: (Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells

Child Words of 地狱

• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 狱 狱 yù: prison