领域 (lǐng yù) — field; domain; area (of study, activity, or expertise)

Definition

领域 means 'field' or 'domain' of study, activity, or expertise (e.g. 经济领域, 科学领域). Compared with 范畴, it is the everyday, broader term; 范畴 is more formal/scholarly, used in logic and academic classification.

noun
fielddomainarea (of study, activity, or expertise)

Examples

  • 领域
    Tā zài zhè ge lǐng yù zuò chū le hěn dà gòng xiàn.
    He made great contributions in this field.
  • 领域
    Wǒ duì jīng jì lǐng yù bú tài liǎo jiě.
    I don't know much about the economic field.
  • 领域
    Zhè shì yì shù lǐng yù de yí cì gé mìng.
    This is a revolution in the art field.

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