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 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous 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 烟尘 煙塵 yān chén smoke and dust / air pollution syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 公害 gōng hài environmental pollution / social scourge / blight on society 扰民 擾民 rǎo mín (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult syn 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 水污染 shuǐ wū rǎn water pollution syn 普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain 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) 环境污染 環境污染 huán jìng wū rǎn environmental pollution 空气污染 空氣污染 kōng qì wū rǎn air pollution 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits 室内污染 室內污染 shì nèi wū rǎn indoor pollution 大气污染 大氣污染 dà qì wū rǎn air pollution / atmospheric pollution 店堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant syn 排污费 排汙費 effluent charge / effluent fee / pollution rent / emission charge 室内空气污染 室內空氣汙染 indoor air pollution 污染控制 wū rǎn kòng zhì pollution control 噪声污染 噪聲污染 zào shēng wū rǎn noise pollution 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 低污染 dī wū rǎn low pollution 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) 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 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 门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) 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) 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 区域 區域 qū yù area / region / district 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 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 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia countryside / rural area / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts 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 大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination syn 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 一带 一帶 yī dài region / area 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 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 隔间 隔間 gé jiān compartment / booth / cubicle / partitioned-off area 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 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 结肠 結腸 jié cháng colon (large intestine) 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 圣路易斯 聖路易斯 shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 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 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 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 成群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 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 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大都市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity syn 雷区 雷區 mined area 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 分区 分區 fēn qū allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 城区 城區 chéng qū city district / urban area syn 大肠 大腸 dà cháng the large intestine 沿岸 yán àn coastal area / littoral or riparian 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town syn 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 居民区 居民區 jū mín qū residential area / neighborhood 榔头 榔頭 láng tou hammer / large hammer / sledgehammer syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 开天窗 開天窗 kāi tiān chuāng to leave a blank to mark censored area 重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 