本地 (bun2 dei6 | ben3 di4) : local

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本地

bun2 dei6

ben3 di4

local

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 4,780,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

本地

This word has been viewed 3651 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

本 bun2 - basis; original; copy
地 dei6 dei6*2 - earth; land; district; location

13 compounds containing this word:

本地人 - locals here
天然本地 - natural background
美國本地人 - Native American (aka "American Indian")
本地培養的人才 - homegrown talent
本地市場 - domestic market
本地生產總值 - gross domestic product (GDP)
本地雞 - local girls
本地菜 - local girls (lit., "local vegetables")
本地薑唔辣 - local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones
本地狀元 - lepers
本地管理界面 - local management interface (LMI)
臨時的本地管理接口 - Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI
Common Formations:
本地註冊銀行 - locally incorporated bank

Showing all 2 examples containing 本地

他是否本地人？國
Is he a local?

佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵
Is he/she a local?

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Decimal representation of this word: 本地

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