地区

地区 dìqū

Area (lands - territory)

地区 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體地區 diqu

What 地区 means

Area (lands - territory)

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Character by character

地区 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

地

dì / de

Earth (ground - location); ~ly

区

qū

Area (region - district - distinguish)

Words that share a character with 地区

How to write 地区

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地区 in a sentence

这个地区的气候很干燥。

Zhège dìqū de qìhòu hěn gānzào.

The climate in this region is very dry.

南方地区雨水比较多。

Nánfāng dìqū yǔshuǐ bǐjiào duō.

Southern regions get more rain.

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Questions about 地区

What does 地区 mean in English?

地区 is pronounced dìqū and means Area (lands - territory).

How do you pronounce 地区?

地区 is dìqū in pinyin — written diqu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 地区?

地区 is written with 2 characters: 地 (dì / de) Earth (ground - location); ~ly, 区 (qū) Area (region - district - distinguish). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 地区 written in traditional Chinese?

地區. The simplified form 地区 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 地區 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dìqū.

Is 地区 an HSK word?

Yes — 地区 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

的确 díquè 敌人 dírén 地道 dìdào 地理 dìlǐ 地毯 dìtǎn 地位 dìwèi 地震 dìzhèn 递 dì

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