地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 危险区 危險區 wēi xiǎn qū hazardous area / hazard area / dangerous area / hazard zone syn 总面积 總面積 zǒng miàn jī total area / overall surface area 重灾区 重災區 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits 亚洲国家 亞洲國家 yà zhōu guó jiā Asian country / Asian nation 店堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant syn 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 住地 zhù dì living area / residential area syn 白区 白區 bái qū White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-1937) 带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 地方 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] syn 区 區 qū area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4] 测试 測試 cè shì to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software) 区域 區域 qū yù area / region / district 领域 領域 lǐng yù domain / sphere / field / territory / area syn 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside / rural area / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) 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(typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 一带 一帶 yī dài region / area syn 希尔 希爾 xī ěr Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 遍布 biàn bù to cover the whole (area) / to be found throughout syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution syn 隔间 隔間 gé jiān compartment / booth / cubicle / partitioned-off area 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 禁区 禁區 jìn qū restricted area / forbidden region 总管 總管 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward 住宅区 住宅區 zhù zhái qū residential area / housing development 地域 dì yù area / district / region syn 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 山地 shān dì mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country 山区 山區 shān qū mountain area / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 农村 農村 nóng cūn rural area / village / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 安全区 安全區 ān quán qū a safe area / a security zone 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 亚裔 亞裔 yà yì of Asian descent 雷区 雷區 mined area 分区 分區 fēn qū allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district 城区 城區 chéng qū city district / urban area syn 沿岸 yán àn coastal area / littoral or riparian 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town syn 居民区 居民區 jū mín qū residential area / neighborhood 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 开天窗 開天窗 kāi tiān chuāng to leave a blank to mark censored area 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 闹市 鬧市 nào shì downtown area / city center 矿区 礦區 kuàng qū mining site / mining area 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 控制区 控制區 kòng zhì qū control area / control point 流域 liú yù river basin / valley / drainage area 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area) syn 见长 見長 jiàn cháng to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2jiu1 jian4chang2] to be known for one's research) syn 田间 田間 tián jiān field / farm / farming area / village syn 边疆 邊疆 biān jiāng border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region syn 方寸 fāng cùn square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm) / heart / mind syn 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 太岁 太歲 tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area syn 园地 園地 yuán dì garden area syn 展位 zhǎn wèi relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 重地 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area syn 边陲 邊陲 biān chuí border area / frontier syn 专区 專區 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture 局域网 局域網 jú yù wǎng local area network (LAN) 军区 軍區 jūn qū geographical area of command / (PLA) military district 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 疫区 疫區 yì qū epidemic area 亚运会 亞運會 yà yùn huì Asian Games 早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) 景区 景區 jǐng qū scenic area 风景区 風景區 fēng jǐng qū landscaped area 中段 zhōng duàn middle section / middle period / middle area / mid- syn 黄沙 黃沙 huáng shā Asian 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber syn 绿茵 綠茵 lǜ yīn grassy area syn 深井 shēn jǐng Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong) 区间 區間 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval syn 东洋 東洋 dōng yáng Japan (old) / East Asian countries syn 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 山乡 山鄉 shān xiāng mountain area syn 普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain syn 黄斑 黃斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot 农民工 農民工 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) 林场 林場 lín chǎng forestry station / forest management area 广域网 廣域網 guǎng yù wǎng wide area network / WAN 