地段 (dì duàn) — section, district, area (of a location)

Definition

地段 refers to a specific section or stretch of a city — used for evaluating a location (e.g., housing, business). 区 and 地区 name broader administrative regions; 地段 is the local slice within them.

noun
sectiondistrictarea (of a location)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 地段，。
    Zhè ge dì duàn kào jìn dì tiě zhàn, jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn.
    This area is close to the subway station, transportation is very convenient.
  • 地段。
    Tā men xuǎn zé le yí gè fán huá de dì duàn kāi cān tīng.
    They chose a bustling area to open a restaurant.
  • 地段，。
    Zhè lǐ de dì duàn fáng jià hěn gāo, yīn wèi wèi zhì hǎo.
    The property prices in this area are high because the location is good.

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; place
段duànsection

A 地 (land or place) 段 (section) names a section of an area.

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 →

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
殳殳shū
Sound part声符shēngfú
厂
厂chǎng段duàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

段's shape shows 殳 as a hammer breaking a stone, with fragments flying off.

Open 段 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9City & Urban

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