"Area" • Chinese-English Dictionary

DICTIONARY OPTIONS
CHARACTERS : Simplified Traditional
PHONETIC : Pinyin Bopomofo EFEO Wade-Giles Yale
» Search by Radical
 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 lǐng yù domain / sphere / field / territory / area
 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
 qū yù area / region / district
 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company
 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region
 dì yù area / district / region
 yī dài region / area
 qū kuài block / segment / section / sector / area
 nóng cūn rural area / village / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhuān qū area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture
 tǎo lùn qū forum (esp. online) / discussion area / feedback
 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution
 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie
 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
 jǐng qū scenic area
 fēn qū allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district
 jú yù wǎng local area network (LAN)
 chéng qū city district / urban area
 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 / etc) / aka central leading group
 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project
 shān qū mountain area / CL:個|个[ge4]
 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
 fēng jǐng qū landscaped area
 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval
 jìn qū restricted area / forbidden region
 Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
 yuán dì garden area
 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space
 liú yù river basin / valley / drainage area
 zhǎn wèi relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area
 zǒng guǎn to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge / manager / (old) butler (of a rich family) / chief steward
 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)
 běi jīng dì qū the Beijing area
 jūn qū geographical area of command / (PLA) military district
 xiāng xia countryside / rural area / CL:個|个[ge4]
绿 lu:4 dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
 zǒng miàn jī total area / overall surface area
 qū hào area code
 Tiān fǔ Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty
 shān dì mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country
 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region
 zhōng duàn middle section / middle period / middle area / mid-
 tián jiān field / farm / farming area / village
 nào shì downtown area / city center
 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene)
 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb
 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area
沿 yán àn coastal area / littoral or riparian
 kuàng qū mining site / mining area
 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
 Xú jiā huì Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai
 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
 zhù zhái qū residential area / housing development
 biān jiāng border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region
 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
 chéng guān area outside a city gate
 pín kùn dì qū poor region / impoverished area
 fā dá dì qū developed area
 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits
 jiàn cháng to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2jiu1 jian4chang2] to be known for one's research)
 lín chǎng forestry station / forest management area
 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area
 yì qū epidemic area
 yán jiū lǐng yù research area / field of research
沿 yán lù along the way / on the way / area beside a road
 gǎng qū port area
 zhòng dì location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public) / sensitive area
广 guǎng yù wǎng wide area network / WAN
 dà kēng Tai Hang District, Hong Kong / Dakeng, the name of several places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung 台中[Tai2 zhong1]
 jū mín qū residential area / neighborhood
 chéng yù wǎng metropolitan area network
 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow
绿 lu:4 yīn grassy area
 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
 gōng wǎng (computing) public network / wide area network / Internet
 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area
 méi jiān the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows / glabella
 biān chuí border area / frontier
 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant
 dān chǎn yield per unit area
 Tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
 guàn qū area under irrigation
 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom)
 nu:3 jiàng female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise
 ān quán qū a safe area / a security zone
 Jiān shā zuǐ Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town
 biān qū border area
 shān xiāng mountain area
 gēng dì miàn jī area of arable land
 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area
 gé jiān compartment / booth / cubicle / partitioned-off area
 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled
  mined area
 Yàn dàng shān Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
 diàn huà qū hào telephone area code
 Gǎng Aò dì qū Hong Kong and Macao area
Chinese Tones