地 方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local 地 区 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] 当 地 dāng dì local 局 部 jú bù part / local 本 地 běn dì local / this locality 本 土 běn tǔ one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory 在 地 zài dì local 原 地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 乡 土 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area) 地 方 性 dì fāng xìng local 地 区 性 dì qū xìng regional / local 土 tǔ earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] 局 部 性 jú bù xìng local 区 域 货 币 qū yù huò bì local 小 范 围 xiǎo fàn wéi small-scale / local / to a limited extent 局 地 jú dì local / locally 土 地 tǔ di local god / genius loci 风 情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc 局 域 网 jú yù wǎng local area network (LAN) 总 监 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration 派 出 所 pài chū suǒ local police station 高 位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc 地 方 政 府 dì fāng zhèng fǔ local government 民 办 mín bàn run by the local people / privately operated 习 俗 xí sú custom / tradition / local tradition / convention 特 产 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty 城 管 chéng guǎn local government bylaw enforcement officer / city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|城市管理行政执法局[Cheng2 shi4 Guan3 li3 Xing2 zheng4 Zhi2 fa3 ju2]) 诸 侯 zhū hóu feudal vassal / feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 / of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC / subordinate warlord / local official 当 地 时 间 dāng dì shí jiān local time 街 道 办 事 处 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 乡 亲 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village) / local people / villager / the folks back home 因 地 制 宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances 采 风 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) 土 特 产 tǔ tè chǎn local specialty 提 督 tí dū the local commander / provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times) 风 土 人 情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom) 北 伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords 地 痞 dì pǐ bully / local ruffian 接 入 网 access network / local loop 土 产 tǔ chǎn produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features) 无 线 接 入 wú xiàn jiē rù wireless access / wireless local loop 乡 音 xiāng yīn local accent / accent of one's native place 方 志 fāng zhì local chronicles / district records 风 土 fēng tǔ natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions 地 头 蛇 dì tóu shé local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss 团 练 tuán liàn local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old) 本 币 běn bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. for 本位貨幣|本位货币 土 豪 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche 就 地 取 材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 组 胺 zǔ àn histamine (a biogenic amine involved in local immune responses) 慢 车 màn chē local bus or train / slow train with many stops 小 气 候 xiǎo qì hòu microclimate / fig. local situation 随 俗 suí sú according to custom / to do as local custom requires / do as the Romans do 土 皇 帝 tǔ huáng dì local tyrant 地 方 戏 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc 豪 绅 háo shēn local despot 入 乡 随 俗 rù xiāng suí sú When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom) / do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do 名 噪 一 时 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity 地 方 主 义 dì fāng zhǔ yì regionalism / favoring one's local region 土 豪 劣 绅 tǔ háo liè shēn local bosses, shady gentry (idiom) / dominant local mafia 强 龙 不 压 地 头 蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law 逢 场 作 戏 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom) / to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions 锦 囊 妙 计 jǐn náng miào jì brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom) / bag of tricks / fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag) 地 方 官 dì fāng guān local official 土 货 tǔ huò local produce 土 音 tǔ yīn local accent 梆 子 腔 bāng zǐ qiāng a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc / the music of such operas 本 地 管 理 界 面 běn dì guǎn lǐ jiè miàn LMI / local management interface (telecommunications) 局 部 连 贯 性 jú bù lián guàn xìng local coherence 局 部 连 结 网 络 jú bù lián jié wǎng luò local connectionist network 局 部 语 境 jú bù yǔ jìng local context 临 时 的 本 地 管 理 接 口 lín shí de běn dì guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu Interim Local Management Interface / ILMI 区 域 网 路 qū yù wǎng lù local area network / LAN 区 域 网 络 qū yù wǎng luò local area network / LAN 局 麻 药 jú má yào local anesthetic 傩 戏 nuó xì Anhui local opera 入 境 问 俗 rù jìng wèn sú When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom) / do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do 入 境 随 俗 rù jìng suí sú When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom) / do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do 台 妹 Tái mèi local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2]) 土 地 公 tǔ dì gōng Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) 土 谷 祠 tǔ gǔ cí temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals 土 财 主 tǔ cái zhǔ local wealthy landlord / country money-bags / rich provincial 地 保 dì bǎo (old) local constable 地 区 差 价 dì qū chā jià local differences in price / regional price variation 地 区 经 济 dì qū jīng jì local economy / regional economy 地 区 冲 突 dì qū chōng tū local or regional confrontation 地 方 民 族 主 义 dì fāng mín zú zhǔ yì local nationalism 地 方 自 治 dì fāng zì zhì local autonomy / home rule 地 方 选 举 dì fāng xuǎn jǔ local election 局 部 麻 醉 jú bù má zuì local anesthesia 局 部 麻 醉 剂 jú bù má zuì jì local anesthetic 平 快 车 píng kuài chē local express 方 物 fāng wù produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features) 普 通 车 pǔ tōng chē local train / ordinary vehicle 本 位 货 币 běn wèi huò bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. to 本幣|本币 本 土 派 běn tǔ pài local faction / pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics) 烤 电 kǎo diàn diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current) 片 儿 警 piàn r jǐng local or neighborhood policeman 猎 户 臂 liè hù bì Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system) 当 地 居 民 dāng dì jū mín a local person / the local population