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HSK
area / place / space / room / territory / CL: 處|处, 個|个, 塊|块
HSK 1
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  *带* | 带* | *带
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
HSK 2
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  *片* | 片* | *片
thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral : classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91
HSK 2
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  *克* | 克* | *克
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
HSK 2
south; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
HSK 2
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  *区* | 区* | *区
area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
rural area / village / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
(of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous
HSK 3
area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land
HSK 3
to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software)
HSK 4
to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution
HSK 4
region; area
HSK 5
area / region / district
HSK 5
disaster area; stricken region
HSK 5
mountain area / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
city district / urban area
HSK 6
migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project
HSK 6
garden area
HSK 6
domain; sphere; field; territory; area
HSK 7-9
backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *亩* | 亩* | *亩
classifier for fields / unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare
HSK 7-9
omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area
HSK 7-9
wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie
HSK 7-9
sea area / territorial waters / maritime space
HSK 7-9
countryside / areas outside the city
HSK 7-9
countryside / rural area / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
scenic area
HSK 7-9
restricted area / forbidden region
HSK 7-9
border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region
HSK 7-9
to cover the whole (area) / to be found throughout
HSK 7-9
coastal area / littoral or riparian
HSK 7-9
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
HSK 7-9
river basin / valley / drainage area
HSK 7-9
to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow
HSK 7-9
proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom)
HSK 7-9
migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
HSK 7-9
area / district / region
HSK 7-9
large area / (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale
HSK 7-9
(ACG) Japan (from the anime "Code Geass", in which Japan was renamed Area 11)
hotel staff work unit tasked with keeping the public areas of a hotel clean
(of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area
allocated area (for housing, industry etc) / district
rivers and lakes / all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde / (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of
Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone
one's weak area
Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市, Hunan
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  *吴* | 吴* | *吴
surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
area established for a designated purpose / (PRC subprovincial administrative region 1949-1975) prefecture
mountainous region / hilly area / hilly country
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坪* | 坪* | *坪
a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖 / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
mining site / mining area
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  *域* | 域* | *域
field / region / area / domain (taxonomy)
scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳 in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 lived as a young man
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长 to be known for one's research)
to cut into; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene)
macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot
native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area)
dew point / (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals)
square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm) / heart / mind
area outside a city gate
forestry station / forest management area
Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval
Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚
block; segment; section; sector; area
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
the exam area / the district where an exam takes place
to lie scattered (over an area) / Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4]
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study
mountain area
shoulder / shoulder area
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坞* | 坞* | *坞
(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier / (literary) small castle; fort
field / farm / farming area / village
grassy area
(of liquid) to spill out; to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over; to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain; to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show; to be revealed
geographical area of command / (PLA) military district
to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas
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  *苑* | 苑* | *苑
(literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc; imperial garden; park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc)
compartment / booth / cubicle / partitioned-off area
TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area)
border area
downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顷* | 顷* | *顷
unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩 or 6.67 hectares / a short while / a little while ago / circa. (for approximate dates)
yield per unit area
area code
location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public); sensitive area
the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows / glabella
border area / frontier
inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
downtown area / city center
along the way; on the way / area beside a road
high and cold (mountain area)

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