"Local" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local
 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]
 dāng dì local
 jú bù part / local
 běn dì local / this locality
 běn tǔ one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory
 zài dì local
 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area)
 dì fāng xìng local
 dì qū xìng regional / local
 tǔ earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
 jú bù xìng local
 qū yù huò bì local
 xiǎo fàn wéi small-scale / local / to a limited extent
 jú dì local / locally
 tǔ di local god / genius loci
 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc
 jú yù wǎng local area network (LAN)
 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
 pài chū suǒ local police station
 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
 dì fāng zhèng fǔ local government
 mín bàn run by the local people / privately operated
 xí sú custom / tradition / local tradition / convention
 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty
 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])
 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
 dāng dì shí jiān local time
 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities
 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village) / local people / villager / the folks back home
 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
 tǔ tè chǎn local specialty
 tí dū the local commander / provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)
 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom)
 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
 dì pǐ bully / local ruffian
  access network / local loop
 tǔ chǎn produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features)
线 wú xiàn jiē rù wireless access / wireless local loop
 xiāng yīn local accent / accent of one's native place
 fāng zhì local chronicles / district records
 fēng tǔ natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions
 dì tóu shé local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
 tuán liàn local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)
 běn bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. for 本位貨幣|本位货币
 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche
 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand
 zǔ àn histamine (a biogenic amine involved in local immune responses)
 màn chē local bus or train / slow train with many stops
 xiǎo qì hòu microclimate / fig. local situation
 suí sú according to custom / to do as local custom requires / do as the Romans do
 tǔ huáng dì local tyrant
 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
 háo shēn local despot
 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
 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity
 dì fāng zhǔ yì regionalism / favoring one's local region
 tǔ háo liè shēn local bosses, shady gentry (idiom) / dominant local mafia
 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law
 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
 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)
 dì fāng guān local official
 tǔ huò local produce
 tǔ yīn local accent
 bāng zǐ qiāng a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc / the music of such operas
 běn dì guǎn lǐ jiè miàn LMI / local management interface (telecommunications)
 jú bù lián guàn xìng local coherence
 jú bù lián jié wǎng luò local connectionist network
 jú bù yǔ jìng local context
 lín shí de běn dì guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu Interim Local Management Interface / ILMI
 qū yù wǎng lù local area network / LAN
 qū yù wǎng luò local area network / LAN
 jú má yào local anesthetic
 nuó xì Anhui local opera
 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
 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
 Tái mèi local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2])
 tǔ dì gōng Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)
 tǔ gǔ cí temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals
 tǔ cái zhǔ local wealthy landlord / country money-bags / rich provincial
 dì bǎo (old) local constable
 dì qū chā jià local differences in price / regional price variation
 dì qū jīng jì local economy / regional economy
 dì qū chōng tū local or regional confrontation
 dì fāng mín zú zhǔ yì local nationalism
 dì fāng zì zhì local autonomy / home rule
 dì fāng xuǎn jǔ local election
 jú bù má zuì local anesthesia
 jú bù má zuì jì local anesthetic
 píng kuài chē local express
 fāng wù produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features)
 pǔ tōng chē local train / ordinary vehicle
 běn wèi huò bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. to 本幣|本币
 běn tǔ pài local faction / pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics)
 kǎo diàn diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current)
 piàn r jǐng local or neighborhood policeman
 liè hù bì Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system)
 dāng dì jū mín a local person / the local population
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