English–Chinese
“over a wide area” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindà miàn jī
Example
台风造成大面积停电。tái fēng zào chéng dà miàn jī tíng diàn
The typhoon caused power outages over a wide area.
How to say “over a wide area” in Chinese
“Over a wide area” in Chinese is 大面积 (dà miàn jī).
A condition spreads across a broad, connected stretch of space.
Example sentences with 大面积
化工厂泄漏后，附近河段大面积污染。huà gōng chǎng xiè lòu hòu fù jìn hé duàn dà miàn jī wū rǎn
After the chemical plant leaked, a wide area of the nearby river was polluted.
Tips for using 大面积
- The word describes spatial extent rather than severity, so a small but intense event is not necessarily 大面积 (dàmiànjī, "over a wide area").