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地带 (dì dài) — zone, area (a stretch or belt of land)

Definition

A 'zone, belt' of land sharing a feature (climate, safety, character). 比 区域 more about a stretch/belt with a shared quality; 比 地段 larger and less about urban location.

noun
zonearea (a stretch or belt of land)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 地带，。
    Zhè ge dì dài hěn wēi xiǎn, bú yào kào jìn.
    This zone is very dangerous, don't get close.
  • 地带。
    Tā men zài ān jìng de dì dài sàn bù.
    They are taking a walk in a quiet area.
  • 地带？
    Nǎ ge dì dài zuì shì hé zhǒng zhè zhòng shù?
    Which zone is most suitable for planting this kind of tree?

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.

地dìland
带dàibelt

地带 joins 地 (land) and 带 (belt) to name a stretch or zone of land.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 地 →

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.

Open 带 →
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