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聚居地 (jù jū dì) — (human) settlement, inhabited area; (animal) habitat

Definition

A place where a group of people or animals lives closely together — ‘settlement’ for humans, ‘habitat’ for wildlife. More specific than 地方: it emphasizes concentrated, communal living rather than any location.

noun
(human) settlementinhabited area(animal) habitat
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 聚居地。
    Zhè ge dì qū yǒu hěn duō shǎo shù mín zú de jù jū dì.
    This area has many minority settlements.
  • 聚居地。
    Zhè piàn sēn lín shì yě shēng dòng wù de jù jū dì.
    This forest is a habitat for wild animals.
  • 聚居地。
    Chéng shì lǐ xíng chéng le xǔ duō xīn de jù jū dì.
    Many new settlements have formed in the city.

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.

聚居live together
聚jùgather居jūlive
偏正Modifier + head
地dìplace

'聚' means gathering and '居' means living, so together they describe living together, and '地' names the place.

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
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

Open 聚 →

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ居jū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

Open 居 →

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 →
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City & UrbanGeography & Landforms

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