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地区

dì qū · di qu

Traditional 地區

Meaning

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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 (gè)

2 examples

这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)区(qū)的(de)人(rén)工(gōng)作(zuò)很(hěn)勤(qín)奋(fèn)。

Everyone around the area works hard.

南(nán)方(fāng)地(dì)区(qū)最(zuì)近(jìn)经(jīng)常(cháng)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

The southern region has been getting a lot of rain lately.

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-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

area; region

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