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 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn drought / arid / dry 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 流沙 liú shā quicksand / (patisserie) (usu. attributive) semi-liquid filling (typically custard) / lava 油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment 半成品 bàn chéng pǐn semi-manufactured goods / semifinished articles / semifinished products 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 色迷 sè mí crazy about sex / lecherous / horny 店堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant syn 海基会 海基會 hǎi jī huì Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan 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 半 bàn half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 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.) (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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 散居 sǎn jū (of a group of people) to live scattered over an area 居民点 居民點 jū mín diǎn residential area 