Chinese word

出生地

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū shēng dì

Meaning

  • nounbirthplace

Example

请告诉我你的出生地。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de chū shēng dì

Please tell me your birthplace.

Illustration for 出生地 (birthplace)

More examples

她的出生地是上海。tā de chū shēng dì shì shàng hǎi

Her birthplace is Shanghai.

Core concept

The location at which a person first enters the world.

Common phrases

  • 出生地是chū shēng dì shì

    the birthplace is

  • 出生地在哪儿chū shēng dì zài nǎr

    where is the birthplace

Similar words

出身地chū shēn dì: The place or area that a person comes from, especially where the person grew up.
家乡jiā xiāng: A person's hometown, remembered with affection as a familiar place of home.
户籍地hù jí dì: The place where a person's official household registration is recorded.

Definition in Chinese

指一个人最初诞生时所在的具体位置，侧重出生时所在地点，而非现居或登记地点。zhǐ yí gè rén zuì chū dàn shēng shí suǒ zài de jù tǐ wèi zhì cè zhòng chū shēng shí suǒ zài dì diǎn ér fēi xiàn jū huò dēng jì dì diǎn

Word origin

出生地 (chūshēngdì, "birthplace") is built from 出生 (chūshēng, "to be born") and 地 (dì, "place"), with the final component turning the event into a location.

Usage tips

  • In biographical conversation, the answer may be a city, region, or country, so the level of detail depends on the question rather than requiring an exact address.

Opposites

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