| 拔地而起 |
bá dì ér qǐ |
(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground |
| 拔 |
bá |
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize |
| 拔地 |
bá dì |
to rise steeply from level ground |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 起 |
qǐ |
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group |