地狱

dì yù

个 gè 层 céng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

天堂

tiān táng

paradise

宗教概念中的对立

Related words

2 items

炼狱

liàn yù

purgatory

某些宗教中死后灵魂净化的地方

阴间

yīn jiān

the nether world

中国民间信仰中的死后世界

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

rén jiān dì yù

hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive

floating hell

see 阿鼻地獄|阿鼻地狱[ā bí dì yù]

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

-ly

earth

prison