Chinese word

各地

Pronunciation

Pinyingè dì

Meaning

  • nounvarious places

Example

我去了各地，收集了很多资料。wǒ qù le gè dì shōu jí le hěn duō zī liào

I went to various places and collected a lot of information.

Illustration for 各地 (various places)

More examples

春节时，各地都会有不同的习俗。chūn jié shí gè dì dū huì yǒu bù tóng de xí sú

During the Spring Festival, different customs are practiced in different places.

Core concept

Several locations scattered across a wider area, with attention on their individual and varied positions.

Common phrases

  • 遍布各地biàn bù gè dì

    be found throughout various places

  • 来自各地lái zì gè dì

    come from all over

  • 各地风俗gè dì fēng sú

    customs from various places

Similar words

各处gè chù: Various places located apart from one another.
各个地方gè gè dì fāng: Each separate place within a group of places.
地方dì fāng: A particular place or local area.
地区dì qū: A defined geographic area with a shared regional identity.

Definition in Chinese

用于指多个具体地点或地区，强调地点分散或多样，而非连续或普遍覆盖。yòng yú zhǐ duō gè jù tǐ dì diǎn huò dì qū qiáng diào dì diǎn fēn sàn huò duō yàng ér fēi lián xù huò pǔ biàn fù gài

Word origin

The word is formed from 各 (gè, "each") and 地 (dì, "place"), so its structure presents locations one by one as different places.

Usage tips

  • In travel and news contexts, this noun can describe sources, destinations, or events across different regions without naming a single location.

Other meanings

  • here and thereadverb

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