Chinese Vocabulary: Places
Learn Chinese words related to various places such as home, school, office, park, and more. Improve your language skills today.
中央 (zhōng yāng)
central
In Chinese, '中央' is used to describe something at the center or middle of something else. It is generally used in both a spatial and metaphorical sense, equivalent to the English concept of 'central'. For instance, it can refer to a physical location that is at the center of a particular area, or it can refer to a concept or issue that is of primary importance or interest.
事故 (shì gù)
accident
The Chinese word '事故' is used to refer to an unexpected and undesirable event, usually occurring suddenly and causing injury or loss. It is used in a similar context as the English word 'accident'. For example, in the sentence 'He met with an accident', '他出了事故'.
Example sentences with 事故 →人们 (rénmen)
people
In Chinese, '人们' is used in a very similar way to 'people' in English. It is a plural word that refers to multiple individuals. It can be used in sentences like '人们喜欢音乐' which means 'People like music'.
人口 (rén kǒu)
population
The Chinese word for 'population' is 人口 (rén kǒu). It is most commonly used to represent the total number of people in a specific place such as a country, city, or town. For example, 我们国家的人口是多少？means 'What is the population of our country?'
体育场 (tǐ yù chǎng)
stadium
The Chinese word for 'stadium' is '体育场'. This term is used similarly to English, referring to a venue where sports, concerts, or other events are held. It often denotes a large structure that might contain a field or stage and stands for spectators.
供应 (gōng yìng)
supply
In Chinese, '供应' refers to the act of providing something that is needed or wanted. It can be used in various contexts, such as in economics to discuss the production of goods and services, or in everyday language to talk about providing for someone's needs.
Example sentences with 供应 →促销 (cù xiāo)
promotion
The Chinese word '促销' literally translates to 'promote' and 'sell'. It is often used in the context of marketing, advertising, and sales to refer to promotional deals, sales offers, or marketing campaigns, similar to the English term 'promotion'.
Example sentences with 促销 →信号 (xìn hào)
signal
The Chinese word '信号' directly translates to 'signal' in English. It is primarily used to refer to a sign, a hint, or an indication, much like in English. It can also be used to refer to a signal in telecommunications. It can be used in various contexts like traffic signal (交通信号), signal light (信号灯), etc.
停车 (tíng chē)
parking
The Chinese word '停车' is used to refer to the action or activity of leaving a vehicle in a particular place for a period of time. It is used in the same context as the English equivalent 'parking'. It could be used in sentences like: 我可以在这里停车吗? (Can I park here?).
Example sentences with 停车 →公园 (gōngyuán)
park
The Chinese word '公园' is used to refer to a park. It can be a place for recreation, where people can go for walks, have picnics or exercise. It can also refer to natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment, and often for wildlife.
农场 (nóng chǎng)
farm
In Chinese, '农场' is used to describe an area of land, as well as the buildings on it, which is used for growing crops and rearing animals. The word is often used in a similar context as it is in English, referring to agricultural activities and industries.
分布 (fēn bù)
distribution
The Chinese word '分布' is used to describe the way things are spread over a certain area or period of time. It can be used in a variety of contexts, including statistical, geographical, and chronological distribution.
制造商 (zhì zào shāng)
manufacturer
In Chinese, '制造商' refers to a person or company that makes goods for sale, typically on a large scale. It can be used in various contexts, just like in English. For example, when talking about the company that produced a certain product or the industry as a whole.
Example sentences with 制造商 →剧情 (jù qíng)
plot
This term is used to describe the sequence of events inside a story which affect other events through the principle of cause and effect.
Example sentences with 剧情 →北 (běi)
north
The Chinese word for 'north' is '北'. It is one of the basic directions along with south, east, and west. In China, 'north' is considered the most important direction because the capital, Beijing, is located in the north. It is often used in daily conversation and can also be used in a variety of different contexts.
区 (qū)
district
In Chinese, '区' is used to denote an area or a section in a city that has a distinct character or purpose. It could refer to both residential, commercial and historical districts.
区域 (qū yù)
area
The Chinese word '区域' is used to refer to a specific region, zone, or area in a larger space. It can apply to a geographical area, a specific zone in a building, or a sector in an industry, among other uses.
南 (nán)
south
The Chinese word '南' is used to denote the direction 'South'. It is often used in contexts where expressing geographical locations, such as in a journey, describing a location's position or weather references. For example, '南方' means 'the south'.
博物馆 (bó wù guǎn)
museum
The Chinese word for museum is '博物馆'. It is used in the same context as it is in English, referring to a place where collections of artifacts or other items of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance are stored and displayed.
县 (xiàn)
county
The Chinese word '县' is used to describe a level of local government that is below a province, an autonomous region, or municipality and above a town or city. It is roughly equivalent to a 'county' in Western contexts. China has over 2,800 county-level divisions, which include counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners, autonomous counties, and special districts.
口 (kǒu)
mouth
In Chinese, the symbol口 (kǒu) represents 'mouth'. It is used in a variety of contexts similar to English, such as expressing the act of eating or speaking, and even as a measure word for certain class of things. As an example, '一口' (yīkǒu) means 'a bite' when combined with food.
Example sentences with 口 →向前 (xiàng qián)
forward
The Chinese word '向前' is used in a similar context as 'forward' in English. It's an essential term when giving or receiving directions. It can be used literally, as in go forward, or metaphorically, like moving forward with one's life.
商店 (shāngdiàn)
store
The Chinese word for store is '商店'. It is used in the same context as the English word 'store'. It could be a grocery store, a clothing store, or any other sort of shop where goods are sold. In a sentence, you might say, '我要去商店' which means 'I'm going to the store.'
固体 (gù tǐ)
solid
In Chinese, '固体' refers to 'solid', one of the fundamental states of matter. It's often used in the context of physical states of matter, for describing tangible things or in figurative phrases to express someone or something as reliable or strong.
Example sentences with 固体 →国家 (guó jiā)
country
The Chinese word for 'country' is '国家'. This word is used in a similar context as in English when referring to the geographical or political entity of a nation. It can be used in various sentence structures, and is often combined with other words to describe the individual characteristics or cultural aspects of a nation.
国家的 (guó jiā de)
national
The Chinese word '国家的' corresponds to 'national' in English. It is an adjective to describe something that belongs or relates to a nation as a whole. It is commonly seen in contexts or phrases such as national culture (国家的文化), national laws (国家的法律), etc.
国际 (Guójì)
international
In Chinese, '国际' (Guójì) is used to express the concept of being international. It is often used in the same contexts as it is in English - such as 'international affairs' (国际事务), 'international relations' (国际关系) and so on. Its usage is not restricted and you can use it in both formal and informal contexts.
地区 (dìqū)
region
The Chinese word '地区' is used to denote a particular geographic area. It could be used to describe a town, city, state, country, or even a part of the world. The use of '地区' is pretty similar to how the English word 'region' is used.
地图 (dìtú)
map
In Chinese, the word for map is '地图' (pronounced as 'dìtú'). It is used in the same context as in English, to refer to a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
地方 (dì fāng)
place
The Chinese word '地方' refers to a place or location and can be used in various contexts, exactly as the English word 'place' is used. It can specify an area, point, or location in space or it can refer to a part or section of a structure or a city, country, region, or location.