Chinese word

本土

Pronunciation

Pinyinběn tǔ

Meaning

  • noundomestic market

Example

这款产品主要在本土销售。zhè kuǎn chán pǐn zhǔ yào zài bén tǔ xiāo shòu

This product is mainly sold in the domestic market.

Illustration for 本土 (domestic market)

More examples

政策优先支持本土企业的发展。zhèng cè yōu xiān zhī chí bén tǔ qǐ yè de fā zhǎn

Policies prioritize supporting the development of domestic enterprises.

Core concept

The home side of a national or regional boundary, where local people, systems, and business activity belong.

Common phrases

  • 保持本土特色bǎo chí bén tǔ tè sè

    preserve domestic characteristics

  • 本土消费者bén tǔ xiāo fèi zhě

    domestic consumers

  • 本土市场份额bén tǔ shì chǎng fèn é

    domestic market share

Similar words

国内guó nèi: The area, affairs, or activity within a country's borders.
本地běn dì: A local area together with its people, customs, and everyday life.
祖国zǔ guó: A homeland linked to a people through shared national identity and history.
家乡jiā xiāng: A person's familiar hometown or home region.

Definition in Chinese

指归属于某国家或地区的领土、人口或管辖范围，用来强调非外来或非海外的属性。zhǐ guī shǔ yú mǒu guó jiā huò dì qū de líng tǔ rén kǒu huò guǎn xiá fàn wéi yòng lái qiáng diào fēi wài lái huò fēi hǎi wài de shǔ xìng

Word origin

本土 (běntǔ, "home territory") joins 本 (běn, "original") with 土 (tǔ, "land"), linking the word to the land that belongs to a country or region.

Usage tips

  • The word often comes before nouns for brands, industries, and culture in formal descriptions of local activity, so its use extends beyond physical territory.

Other meanings

  • home regionnoun
  • home countrynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 本土化bén tǔ huàlocalizationnoun

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