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地方

dì fāng
个 gè
HSK 3.0 Level 6 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. 1. region
  2. 2. regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3. local

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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中央
zhōng yāng

central

地方相对于中央（中心）

Related words

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本地
běn dì

local

地方有时指本地，与外地相对
民间
mín jiān

among the people

地方上的、非官方的

Synonyms

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地区
dì qū

local

作为“区域”的意思，但“地区”多指较大的或行政区域

Usage notes

Collocations

“地方”作为“区域”时，常与“中央”相对，如“地方官员”指的是非中央的官员。

Common mistakes

注意“地方”还有轻声“dì fang”的读法，意思是“部位”或“空间”，如“找个地方坐下”。

Example Sentences

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这个 地方 风景很美。
This place has beautiful scenery.
春节期间，很多 地方 都有秧歌表演。
During the Spring Festival, there are yangge performances in many places.
我找到了一个清静的 地方 看书。
I found a quiet place to read.

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Words Containing 地方

什么地方
shén me dì fang

somewhere

占地方
zhàn dì fang

to take up space

地方主义
dì fāng zhǔ yì

regionalism

地方官
dì fāng guān

local official

地方性
dì fāng xìng

local

地方性斑疹伤寒
dì fāng xìng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus fever

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
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
dì fāng fǎ yuàn

county court

地方自治
dì fāng zì zhì

local autonomy

老地方
lǎo dì fāng

same place as before

Child Words of 地方

地
de

-ly

地
dì

earth

方
fāng

square