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地区
Traditional Chinese
地區
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
dì qū
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
dei6 keui1
Short definition local
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)Cdict iconMDBG iconCantofish iconregionalMDBG iconCantofish iconAdso icon / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)MDBG iconCantofish icon / localMDBG iconCantofish icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: regional
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: 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)
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: 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]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: area; region; faubourg
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: area; region'
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德伦特(dé lún tè) Drenthe
方言(fāng yán) dialect
(shì) is
低地(dī dì) lowland
撒克逊(sā kè xùn) Saxon (people)
地区(dì qū) local
(dedì) of
一个(yī gè) a
方言(fāng yán) dialect
(qún) crowd

Drents is a group of variants of the Low Saxon regional language.

珊瑚礁(shān hú jiāo) coral reef
(shì) is
这个(zhè gè) this one
地区(dì qū) local
(dedì) of
主要(zhǔ yào zhǔ yāo) main
景点(jǐng diǎn) scenery

The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.

这个(zhè gè) this one
地区(dì qū) local
(dedì) of
路面(lù miàn) pavement
需要(xū yào) to want
重新(chóng xīn) again
铺设(pū shè) to construct

The floor in this area needs to be redone.

这个(zhè gè) this one
地区(dì qū) local
(dedì) of
(rén) man
工作(gōng zuò) job
(hěn) quite
勤奋(qín fèn) diligent

Everyone around the area works hard.

去年(qù nián) last year
那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5
地区(dì qū) local
遭受(zāo shòu) to sustain (loss, misfortune)
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
6 0
年来(nián lái) this past year
最严重的(zuì yán zhòng de) most serious
干旱(gān hàn) dry

Last year the region was visited by the worst drought in 60 years.

(zhè) these
地区(dì qū) local
发生了(fā shēng le) to have happened
山火(shān huǒ) wildfire

A forest fire broke out in this area.

(tā) another
(chéng) due to
(nuò) consent
(jǐ) to provide
这个(zhè gè) this one
地区(dì qū) local
带来(dài lái) to produce
新的(xīn de) new
工业(gōng yè) industry
但是(dàn shì) but
政治家(zhèng zhì jiā) politician
很少(hěn shǎo) seldom
完成(wán chéng) to total
他们的( tā men de) their
承诺(chéng nuò) effort

He promised to bring new industries to the region, but politicians rarely keep their word.

(nà nā nā) Na
(duō) many
(shān) gable
地区(dì qū) local
还没有(háiméiyǒu)
高速路(gāo sù lù) highway
所有(suǒ yǒu) to own
货运(huò yùn) cargo
(bèi) quilt
(tuóduò) to carry on one's back
(zài) (located) at
人的( rén de)
背上(bēishàng)
或在(huòzài)
马的( mǎ de) horsy
背上(bēishàng)

There still aren't any highways in this mountain region. All goods are transported on the backs of people and horses.

虽然(suī rán) even if
冷战(lěng zhàn) shudder
已经(yǐ jīng) already
过了(guòle)
这么多(zhè me duō) so many
(nián) year
俄罗斯人(é luó sī rén) Russian (person)
(hé) with
德国人(dé guó rén) German person or people
之间(zhī jiān) between
(dedì) of
仇恨(chóu hèn) hatred
还是(hái shì) or
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
消除(xiāo chú) to eliminate
(zài) (located) at
苏联(sū lián) Soviet Union, 1922-1991
曾经(céng jīng) ever
侵占(qīn zhàn) to occupy
过的(guòde)
地区(dì qū) local
这种(zhè zhǒng) this sort of
仇恨(chóu hèn) hatred
(jiù) only
更深(gēng shēn) deep at night
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.

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