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各地 (gè dì) — various places; all parts (of a country); everywhere

Definition

各地 means 'various places / every region' — used as a set phrase, almost always with 都, to mean 'in all parts of (a country)'. It refers to a whole collection of regions, while 地方 is a single place or area.

noun
various placesall parts (of a country)everywhere

Examples

  • 各地。
    gè dì Dōu yǒu hěn duō hǎo chī de.
    Everywhere has a lot of delicious food.
  • 各地。
    Wǒ qù le zhōng guó de gè dì.
    I went to various parts of China.
  • 各地。
    gè dì De tiān qì bù yí yàng.
    The weather is different in each region.

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.

各gèeach
地dìplace

各 and 地 combine to mean each place, hence various regions.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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