地狱
dìyùTraditional: 地狱
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Translation
hell
Word origin
A compound of 地 (di, ground or earth) and 狱 (yu, prison), giving the idea of an underground prison, hence hell.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 地 (di, ground) + 狱 (yu, prison)
Stroke order
地
狱
Examples
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War is like hell.
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He believes there is a heaven and a hell.
段。
Those days were simply hell.
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The story mentions hell.
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He felt as if he had fallen into hell.
地狱 (dì yù) means hell. It is a noun for the underworld of punishment, also used figuratively for a terrible situation.
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