地方

(ｄìｆāｎɡ)

1. locality (as distinct from the central administration)

♦ 充分发挥中央和~两个积极性 give full play to the initiative of both central and local authorities

2. local

♦ ~政权机关 local state organs

♦ ~武装 local armed forces

♦ ~观念 localistic way of thinking; localism

♦ ~军 local forces; regional troops

~病 endemic disease~工业 local industry~国有 state-owned but locally-administered~民族主义 local nationalism; local-nationality chauvinism~气候 microclimate~时间 local time~税 local taxes~戏 local opera; local drama~志 local chronicles; annals of local history~主义 regionalism; localism

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地方
(ｄìｆɑｎɡ)

1. place; space; room

♦ 你是什么~人？Where are you from?

♦ 这张桌子太占~。 That desk takes up too much space (or room).

2. part; respect

♦ 你说的话有对的~, 也有不对的~。 What you say is partly right and partly wrong.