hell; inferno; living hell
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
(in religion) the place where souls suffer after death; hell
Often contrasted with 天堂 (heaven). Used in Buddhist, Christian, and other religious contexts.
Jī基
dū督
tú徒
xiāng相
xìn信
huài坏
rén人
sǐ死
hòu后
huì会
xià下
dì地
yù狱
。
Christians believe that bad people will go to hell after death.
Zài在
fó佛
jiào教
zhōng中
，
dì地
yù狱
dào道
shì是
liù六
dào道
lún轮
huí回
zhī之
yī一
。
In Buddhism, the hell realm is one of the six paths of reincarnation.
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Shí十
bā八
céng层
dì地
yù狱
shì是
zuì最
yán严
lì厉
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
zhī之
dì地
。
The eighteen levels of hell are the most severe places of punishment.
noun
figurative: a dark and miserable living environment; hell on earth; living hell
Used metaphorically to describe extremely oppressive, painful, or unbearable situations.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
ràng让
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
biàn变
chéng成
le了
rén人
jiān间
dì地
yù狱
。
The war turned this city into a living hell.
Nà那
gè个
gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
gōng工
zuò作
huán环
jìng境
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
dì地
yù狱
。
The working environment in that factory is simply hell.
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Duì对
yú于
pà怕
lěng冷
de的
rén人
lái来
shuō说
，
dōng冬
tiān天
méi没
yǒu有
nuǎn暖
qì气
de的
fáng房
jiān间
jiù就
shì是
dì地
yù狱
。
For people who are afraid of cold, a room without heating in winter is hell.
Zhè这
duàn段
jīng经
lì历
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
rú如
tóng同
dì地
yù狱
yī一
bān般
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
This experience was as painful as hell for him.