好 hào to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to syn 犯罪 fàn zuì to commit a crime / crime / offense syn 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 案发 案發 àn fā (of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 易于 yì yú very likely / prone to syn 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 俯卧 俯臥 fǔ wò to lie prone 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) 倾向于 傾向於 qīng xiàng yú to incline to / to prefer / to be prone to 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits 店堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant syn 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 现场 現場 xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site 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 黑帮 黑幫 hēi bāng bunch of gangsters / criminal gang / organized crime syndicate syn 无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime) 罪行 zuì xíng crime / offense syn 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin syn 领域 領域 lǐng yù domain / sphere / field / territory / area syn 作案 zuò àn to commit a crime 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 定罪 dìng zuì to convict (sb of a crime) syn 涉嫌 shè xián to be a suspect (in a crime) / to be suspected of syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (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 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony 侦察 偵察 zhēn chá to investigate a crime / to scout / to reconnoiter / reconnaissance / detection / a scout syn 同谋 同謀 tóng móu to conspire with sb / to plot / a conspirator / a partner in crime / an accomplice 赎罪 贖罪 shú zuì to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement 罪孽 zuì niè sin / crime / wrongdoing syn 一带 一帶 yī dài region / area syn 黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld / organized crime syndicate syn 预谋 預謀 yù móu premeditated / to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime) syn 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) 受审 受審 shòu shěn to stand trial / to be on trial (for a crime) 行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime / to commit a violent act (assault or murder) syn 分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution syn 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) 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 犯案 fàn àn to commit a crime or offense syn 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 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective) / to solve (crime) / to uncover (a plot) / to sniff out / to break in and analyze / detective work / to scout syn 从犯 從犯 cóng fàn accessory to a crime / accomplice syn 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 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels 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 犯罪率 fàn zuì lǜ crime rates 雷区 雷區 mined area 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense / crime punishable by death / my deepest apologies syn 分区 分區 fēn qū allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district 爪牙 zhǎo yá pawn / lackey / accomplice (in crime) / collaborator / henchman / claws and teeth syn 城区 城區 chéng qū city district / urban area syn 沿岸 yán àn coastal area / littoral or riparian 三合会 三合會 sān hé huì triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town syn 居民区 居民區 jū mín qū residential area / neighborhood 出警 chū jǐng to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment / afraid of being arrested for a crime syn 罪状 罪狀 zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense 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 无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò not to shrink from any crime (idiom) / to commit any imaginable misdeed 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 投案 tóu àn to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime) 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 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 扰民 擾民 rǎo mín (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult 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 