| 曲靖地区 | Qǔ jìng dì qū | Qujing prefecture in Yunnan |
| 有条有理地 | yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ de | methodically; systematically |
| 朝阳地区 | Zhāo yáng dì qū | Zhaoyang district in Liaoning |
| 本地人 | běn dì rén | native person (of a country) |
| 本地化 | běn dì huà | localization; adaptation (to foreign environment) |
| 本地管理界面 | běn dì guǎn lǐ jiè miàn | Local Management Interface; LMI |
| 东非大地堑 | Dōng Fēi dà dì qiàn | Great East African rift valley |
| 林芝地区 | Lín zhī dì qū | Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri sa khul, Chinese Linzhi |
| 柳州地区 | Liǔ zhōu dì qū | Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi; Zhuang: Liujcouh |
| 柴达木盆地 | Chái dá mù pén dì | Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. |
| 校地 | xiào dì | campus |
| 核地雷 | hé dì léi | nuclear land mine; nuclear mine |
核爆炸地球物理效
应 | hé bào zhà dì qiú wù lǐ xiào yìng | geophysical effects of nuclear explosion |
| 桂林地区 | Guì lín dì qū | Guilin precture in Guangxi |
桑地诺民族解放阵
线 | Sāng dì nuò Mín zú Jiě fàng Zhèn xiàn | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| 梧州地区 | Wú zhōu dì qū | Wuzhou prefecture in Guangxi |
| 栈地址 | zhàn dì zhǐ | stack address (computing) |
| 栖息地 | qī xī dì | habitat |
| 极地狐 | jí dì hú | arctic fox |
| 榆林地区 | Yú lín dì qū | Yulin prefecture, Shaanxi |
| 乐山地区 | Lè shān dì qū | Leshan prefecture in Sichuan |
| 钦州地区 | Qīn zhōu dì qū | Qinzhou prefecture in Guangxi; Zhuang: Ginhcouh |
| 欢天喜地 | huān tiān xǐ dì | delighted; wild with joy; lit. pleased with heaven, happy with earth (idiom) |
| 此地无银三百两 | cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng | lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide |
| 此时此地 | cǐ shí cǐ dì | here and now; as things stand |
| 武威地区 | Wǔ wēi dì qū | Wuwei prefecture in Gansu |
| 武汉地区 | Wǔ hàn dì qū | the Wuhan area |
| 死心塌地 | sǐ xīn tā dì | heart is dead, no plans for anything new (idiom); one's mind is firmly made up with no possibility of change; dead set on sth; unswerving |
| 死无葬身之地 | sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì | to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end |
| 杀人不过头点地 | shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì | It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about |
每一个人都有美中
不足的地方 | měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang | However excellent, everyone has his defects.; There is always a fly in the ointment.; cf idiom 美中不足, everything is fine except for one small defect |
| 民族杂居地区 | mín zú zá jū dì qū | mixed ethnic area |
| 永吉地区 | Yǒng jí dì qū | former Yongji prefecture, Jilin |
| 汕头地区 | Shàn tóu dì qū | Shantou prefecture, Guangdong |
| 江孜地区 | Jiāng zī dì qū | Gyangzê county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet |
| 汶川地震 | Wèn chuān dì zhèn | the Wenchuan earthquake of May 2008 that killed 80,000 people |
| 汶川大地震 | Wèn chuān dà dì zhèn | the Wenchuan great earthquake of May 2008 |
| 沙地 | shā dì | sandy beach or river bank; sand-dune; sandy land; sand-lot |
| 沙乌地阿拉伯 | Shā wū dì Ā lā bó | Saudi Arabia |
| 河池地区 | Hé chí dì qū | Hechi prefecture in Guangxi |
| 沼泽地带 | zhǎo zé dì dài | marsh; swamp; everglade |
| 沿岸地区 | yán àn dì qū | coastal area |
| 沿海地区 | yán hǎi dì qū | coastland; coastal areas |
| 波尔干地区 | bō ěr gān dì qū | the Balkans |
| 泰安地区 | Tài ān dì qū | Tai'an prefecture in Shandong |
| 洋底地壳 | yáng dǐ dì qiào | oceanic crust (geology) |
| 洛阳地区 | Luò yáng dì qū | Luoyang prefecture in Henan |
| 浮动地狱 | fú dòng dì yù | floating hell; slave ships |
| 海地岛 | Hǎi dì dǎo | Hispaniola (Caribbean Island divided between Dominican Republic and Haiti) |
| 海东地区 | Hǎi dōng dì qū | Haidong prefecture, Qinghai |
