region; area; locality
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
a large area of land; region; territory
Often used to describe vast or distinct geographical areas, sometimes with political or cultural boundaries.
Zhōng中
guó国
dì地
yù域
liáo辽
kuò阔
，
zī资
yuán源
fēng丰
fù富
。
China has a vast territory and abundant resources.
Zhè这
ge个
dì地
yù域
de的
qì气
hòu候
fēi非
cháng常
shì适
yí宜
zhòng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
The climate in this region is very suitable for growing rice.
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Yóu由
yú于
dì地
yù域
xiàn限
zhì制
，
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
bù不
tài太
fāng方
biàn便
。
Due to geographical limitations, transportation here is not very convenient.
Bù不
tóng同
dì地
yù域
de的
rén人
men们
yǒu有
zhe着
bù不
tóng同
de的
shēng生
huó活
xí习
guàn惯
。
People from different regions have different living habits.
noun
locality; native place (referring to one's hometown or native soil)
Often used in collocations like 地域观念 (regionalism/localistic mindset) to describe strong identification with one's native place.
Tā他
yǒu有
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
qiáng强
de的
dì地
yù域
guān观
niàn念
。
He has a very strong sense of local identity.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
bìng摒
qì弃
xiá狭
ài隘
de的
dì地
yù域
guān观
niàn念
。
We should abandon narrow-minded regionalism.
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Dì地
yù域
wén文
huà化
duì对
yī一
ge个
rén人
de的
chéng成
zhǎng长
yǐng影
xiǎng响
hěn很
dà大
。
Regional culture has a great influence on a person's development.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐn饮
shí食
xí习
sú俗
jù具
yǒu有
xiān鲜
míng明
de的
dì地
yù域
tè特
sè色
。
This dietary custom has distinct regional characteristics.