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地狱

地狱 (dì yù): Hell (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

地狱 consists of 2 characters.

earth; ground; place; land

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Word Info

Pinyindì yù

MeaningHell

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word地狱

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 地狱.

Words with 地

地图dì túHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
地铁dì tiěHSK 3
外地wài dìHSK 3
草地cǎo dìHSK 3
各地gè dìHSK 4
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4

Words with 狱

监狱jiān yùHSK 6

3.

How to Use 地狱 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 地狱 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith层

shí十

bā八

céng层

dì地

yù狱

neutral

the eighteen levels of hell

Adjective + Nounwith恐怖

kǒng恐

bù怖

de的

dì地

yù狱

Noun + Noun

dì地

yù狱

zhī之

mén门

neutral

gate of hell

Verb + Objectwith下

xià下

dì地

yù狱

informal

go to hell

4.

Example Sentences with 地狱

dì地

yù狱

hěn很

kě可

pà怕

。

Hell is very scary.

neutral

terrifying hell

rén人

jiān间

dì地

yù狱

neutral

hell on earth

lián连

xù续

jiā加

bān班

yì一

zhōu周

hòu后

，

wǒ我

gǎn感

jué觉

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

jiǎn简

zhí直

shì是

rén人

jiān间

dì地

yù狱

。

After working overtime for a week straight, I feel like the office is a living hell.

gēn根

jù据

mǒu某

xiē些

zōng宗

jiào教

jiào教

yì义

，

zuò作

è恶

duō多

duān端

zhě者

sǐ死

hòu后

jiāng将

zhuì坠

rù入

dì地

yù狱

。

According to some religious doctrines, those who commit numerous evil deeds will fall into hell after death.

tā他

miáo描

shù述

de的

dì地

yù狱

jǐng景

xiàng象

ràng让

rén人

bù不

hán寒

ér而

lì栗

。

The hell scene he described sent chills down my spine.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

dì地

yù狱

de的

cún存

zài在

，

huò或

zhě者

rèn认

wéi为

tā它

zhǐ只

shì是

yǐn隐

yù喻

ma吗

？

Don't you believe in the existence of hell, or do you think it's just a metaphor?

tā他

jiān坚

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn见

guò过

dì地

yù狱

，

yě也

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

chāo超

zì自

rán然

chéng惩

fá罚

。

He insisted that he had never seen hell and did not believe in supernatural punishment.

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

，

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

biàn变

chéng成

le了

rén人

jiān间

dì地

yù狱

。

During the war, this city became a living hell.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shēn身

chù处

dì地

yù狱

bān般

de的

kùn困

jìng境

，

tā她

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

xī希

wàng望

yǔ与

yǒng勇

qì气

。

Despite being in a hellish predicament, she still maintained hope and courage.