"Place" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4]
 dì diǎn place / site / location / venue / CL:個|个[ge4]
 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4]
 chǎng suǒ location / place
 míng é quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
 míng cì position in a ranking of names / place / rank
 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
 fàng zài place
 suǒ zài place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch
 wèi zi place / seat
 qǔ ér dài zhī (idiom) to replace / to supersede / to take its (or her etc) place
 qù chù place / destination
 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche
 fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out
 sōu suǒ to search (a place, a database, online etc) / to search for (sth)
 yī qǐ (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
 shǒu xiān first (of all) / in the first place
 nà li there / that place
 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
 gù dìng to fix / to fasten / to set rigidly in place / fixed / set / regular
 páng biān side / adjacent place
 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background
 cǐ chù this place / here (literary)
 jū zhù to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in
 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
 dìng gòu to place an order / to subscribe
 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid
 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time
 yù dìng to place an order / to book ahead
 xué wèi academic degree / place in school
 chǎn dì source (of a product) / place of origin / manufacturing location
 dài tì to replace / to take the place of
 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions
 tiān yá the other end of the world / a faraway place
 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done)
 yuǎn chù distant place
 jiā xiāng hometown / native place / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shàng fāng place above (it) / upper part (of it)
 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement
 duì zhào to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
 gù xiāng home / homeland / native place / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect
 cún dàng to archive / to place on file / saved data (for a video game etc)
 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
 cǐ dì here / this place
 shàng kōng the skies above a certain place / (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless
 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment
 lǎo jiā native place / place of origin / home state or region
 shǒu wèi first place
 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position)
 huì chǎng meeting place / place where people gather / CL:個|个[ge4]
 qí suǒ its place / one's appointed place / the place for that
 yì dì different place / abroad
 yuán chǎn dì original source / place of origin / provenance
 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4]
 guī shǔ to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest
 hé zài where? / what place?
 zhù suǒ habitation / dwelling place / residence / CL:處|处[chu4]
 dìng huò to order goods / to place an order
 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up
 Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name
 huì suǒ office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club
 gè chù every place
宿 guī sù place to return to / home / final destination / ending
 jí guàn one's native place / place of ancestry / registered birthplace
 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
 dìng gòu to order goods / to place an order
 guī dàng to file away / to place on file
 gāo chù high place / elevation
 xià dān to place an order / to order
 dì míng place name / toponym
 gōng gòng chǎng suǒ public place
 dì èr wèi second place
 zhì shēn to place oneself / to stay
 chē wèi parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi
 shí wèi the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
 qián zhì to place before / frontal / leading / pre-
 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
 cǐ jiān here / this place
 tā xiāng foreign land / away from one's native place
 yì xiāng foreign land / a place far from home
 guàn shū to imbue with / to inculcate / to instill into / to teach / to impart / to channel water to another place
 chū wài to go out / to leave for another place
 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
 cè zhòng to place particular emphasis on
 lí pǔ inappropriate / improper / out of place
 àn chù secret place
 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place
 Hé tián see 和田地區|和田地区[He2tian2 Di4qu1] / Wada (Japanese surname and place name)
 dì lì favorable location / in the right place / productivity of land
 Dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful
 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place
 gù lǐ home town / native place
 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
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