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一带 (yī dài) — region, area, district

Definition

Refers to a loosely defined area or region, often a neighborhood or stretch of land around a point. Less precise than 地区 or 区域, which are more formal and bounded.

noun
regionareadistrict
Easily confused

Examples

  • 一带？
    Nǐ zhī dào zhè yī dài yǒu shén me hǎo chī de cān tīng ma?
    Do you know any good restaurants in this area?
  • 一带，。
    Zhè yī dài yǐ qián shì cūn zi, xiàn zài chéng le chéng shì.
    This area used to be a village, now it has become a city.
  • 一带。
    Zhè yī dài de jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn.
    The transportation in this area is very convenient.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
带dàibelt/region

The idea of 一带, 'one belt or strip of land', gives a district or region.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Geography & Landforms

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