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地区 (dì qū) — region, area (general geographical or conceptual); (as suffix after a city name) prefecture or county-level administrative area

Definition

地区 (dìqū) means 'region, area,' general or administrative. Compare 地方 (locality, often vs. central government) and 区域 (more formal, planned or bounded area).

noun
regionarea (general geographical or conceptual)(as suffix after a city name) prefecture or county-level administrative area
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 地区。
    Zhè ge dì qū de jīng jì zēng zhǎng sù dù hěn kuài.
    The economic growth rate of this region is very fast.
  • 地区。
    Zhōng guó xī bù de dì qū rén kǒu jiào shǎo.
    The western regions of China have a relatively small population.
  • 地区。
    Běi jīng dì qū de jiāo tōng fēi cháng biàn lì.
    Transportation in the Beijing area is very convenient.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

地dìarea
区qūregion

地 and 区 both point to a place or region; together they mean 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 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Open 区 →
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