HSK 3 · City & Places

地区

dì qū

area; region

Stroke order of 地区

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

地 · 6 strokes 区 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

地 land and 区 district: a section of land.

Parts: 地 land (土 earth) + 区 district

The characters in 地区

地 de — adverbial particle (6 strokes)
区 qū — district; area (4 strokes)

Example sentence

这个地区很安静。

This area is very quiet.

Words with 地

地方place 地点place; location 地图map 地上on the ground 地adverbial particle 地球the earth 草地lawn; meadow 外地other places 地铁subway 地铁站subway station 当地local 各地everywhere; various places

Words with 区

区district; area 区别difference; to distinguish

More words: City & Places

城city; town 城市city 村village 农村countryside 农民farmer 区district; area 当地local 各地everywhere; various places 场所place; venue 故乡hometown 家乡hometown 桥bridge 高速公路expressway; highway 铁路railway

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