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地方
dìfāng
1. region
2. regional (away from the central administration)
3. local
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶
方
fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (12)

占地方
zhàndìfang
to take up space
地方性
dìfāngxìng
local
地方官
dìfāngguān
local official
地方停车
dìfangtíngchē
parking place
什么地方
shénmedìfang
somewhere
地方法院
dìfāngfǎyuàn
county court
近畿地方
Jìnjīdìfāng
Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture [[京都府<Jīngdūfǔ>]], Ōsaka prefecture [[大阪府<Dàbǎnfǔ>]], Shiga prefecture [[滋賀縣|滋贺县<Zīhèxiàn>]], Nara prefecture [[奈良縣|奈良县<Nàiliángxiàn>]], Mi'e prefecture [[三重縣|三重县<Sānchóngxiàn>]], Wakayama prefecture [[和歌山縣|和歌山县<Hégēshānxiàn>]], Hyōgo prefecture [[兵庫縣|兵库县<Bīngkùxiàn>]]
地方自治
dìfāngzìzhì
local autonomy
地方主义
dìfāngzhǔyì
regionalism
地方官职位
dìfāngguānzhíwèi
prefecture
不足的地方
bùzúdedìfang
defect
地方性斑疹伤寒
dìfāngxìngbānzhěnshānghán
murine typhus fever

Alternate Entries

地方
dìfang
area / place / space / room / territory / CL:[[處|处<chù>]], [[個|个<gè>]], [[塊|块<kuài>]]
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
208 of 84,292