Definition
园地 originally meant 'garden plot' or 'cultivated land', but in modern Chinese it's most commonly used as a metaphor for a 'field' or 'realm' of activity, especially in intellectual or creative contexts. You'll often see it in the phrase 学习园地 ('learning corner/column') referring to a section in a newspaper, magazine, or website dedicated to a specific topic. It can also mean 'scope' or 'domain' in a broader sense.
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garden plotcultivated landfieldrealmscope (of activity, especially intellectual or creative)special section or column in a periodical
Examples
- 园地。Zhège yuán dì zhòng le hěn duō shūcài hé shuǐguǒ.This garden plot has many vegetables and fruits planted in it.
- 园地，。Xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xuéxí yuán dì, xuéshēng kěyǐ zhǎnshì zìjǐ de zuòpǐn.The school has a learning corner where students can display their own work.
- 园地。Zhè běn zázhì de wényì yuán dì hěn shòu huānyíng.The literary section of this magazine is very popular.
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