How to say “area” in Chinese
area, region
“Area” in Chinese is 地区, dì qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
地区 is read dì qū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “地区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 地区. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个地区水资源短缺zhègedìqūshuǐzīyuánduǎnquēThis area is short of water.
- 沿海地区的经济比较发达yánhǎidìqūdejīngjìbǐjiàofādáThe economy of the coastal areas is fairly developed.
- 西北地区气候干旱降水很少xīběidìqūqìhòugānhàn,jiàngshuǐhěnshǎoThe northwest has a dry climate with very little rainfall.
- 据监测，近年来这个地区的气温持续上升。jùjiāncè,jìnniánláizhègedìqūdeqìwēnchíxùshàngshēngAccording to monitoring data, temperatures in this area have been rising steadily in recent years.
- 这个地区以前非常贫困zhègedìqūyǐqiánfēichángpínkùnThis area used to be very poor.
More words from the lesson “The country on the map”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “area” in Chinese?
“Area” in Chinese is 地区, pinyin dìqū.
What does 地区 mean?
地区 (dìqū) means “area, region”.
How do you write 地区?
地区 is 2 characters: 地 (dì) — earth, ground; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 地区?
地区 is read dìqū. Tones: dì — fourth tone, qū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“area” in the lesson “The country on the map”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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