地方

dì fang

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HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Very common

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地方

dì fang Noun area; place

地方

dì fāng Noun region; regional (away from the central administration)

Definitions

1. area
2. place
3. space
4. room
5. territory

Word relationships

Related words

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• 场所 chǎng suǒ 场所 chǎng suǒ location 多指活动或事件发生的地方: location
• 区域 qū yù 区域 qū yù area 指较大范围的地区: area
• 空间 kōng jiān 空间 kōng jiān space 强调三维的、可容纳物体的范围: space

Usage notes

Collocations

地方 (dìfang) frequently combines with adjectives like 好 (hǎo, good), 漂亮 (piàoliang, beautiful), 远 (yuǎn, far), or 近 (jìn, near) to describe a place. Example: 这个地方很漂亮。

Common mistakes

When meaning 'room' (as in space to accommodate things), 地方 (dìfang) often collocates with 有 (yǒu) or 没有 (méiyǒu). Example: 车里还有地方吗？(Is there still room in the car?) Do not use it to mean 'room' in the sense of a specific chamber like a bedroom; for that, use 房间 (fángjiān).

Example Sentences

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这个 地方 固然漂亮，但是人太多了。

Admittedly, this place is beautiful, but it's too crowded.

这个 地方 很偏远，没有公交车。

This place is very remote; there are no buses.

这个 地方 真像天堂。

This place is really like paradise.

这个 地方 因为美丽的风景而出名。

This place is famous for its beautiful scenery.

每个 地方 都有独特的风俗。

Every place has its own unique customs.

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Words Containing 地方

• 什么地方 什么地方 shén me dì fang: somewhere
• 占地方 占地方 zhàn dì fang: to take up space
• 地方主义 地方主义 dì fāng zhǔ yì: regionalism
• 地方官 地方官 dì fāng guān: local official
• 地方性 地方性 dì fāng xìng: local
• 地方性斑疹伤寒 地方性斑疹伤寒 dì fāng xìng bān zhěn shāng hán: murine typhus fever
• 地方戏 地方戏 dì fāng xì: local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[yuè jù], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[chuān jù], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[yù jù] etc
• 地方戏曲 地方戏曲 dì fāng xì qǔ: local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[yuè jù], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[chuān jù], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[yù jù] etc
• 地方法院 地方法院 dì fāng fǎ yuàn: county court
• 地方自治 地方自治 dì fāng zì zhì: local autonomy
• 老地方 老地方 lǎo dì fāng: same place as before

Child Words of 地方

• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 方 方 fāng: square