地区
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
地区 (dìqū) · region
地区 (dìqū) means “region; area”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 区 (area). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 地区 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
区 qū · area
What 区 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个地区冬天很冷。Zhège dìqū dōngtiān hěn lěng.Winters are cold in this region.
你住在哪个地区？Nǐ zhù zài nǎge dìqū?Which area do you live in?
Questions about 地区
What does 地区 mean?
地区 (dìqū) means “region; area”.
How do you pronounce 地区?
地区 is pronounced dìqū.
Which HSK level is 地区?
地区 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
Learn 地区 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.