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地气
dìqì
Description
"地气"本来指从地下升上来的气，比如春天土地变暖的感觉。
"地气" originally refers to the air rising from the ground, like the warmth felt from the earth in spring.
现在很多人用"接地气"来说一个人或者东西很真实，离普通人很近。
Nowadays many people use "接地气" to say someone or something is very real and close to ordinary people.
Meanings
地气dìqì
connection with ordinary people; down-to-earth quality
这个明星说话很接地气。
This celebrity speaks very down-to-earth.
地气dìqì
vapor or energy rising from the earth
春天来了，地气开始变暖。
Spring has arrived, and the earth's energy begins to warm.
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Notes
- Etymology
地 (earth) + 气 (air/energy); the modern sense lives mostly in the phrase 接地气.
- Nuance
接地气 praises something as relatable and unpretentious, close to common people's life.
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