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本地
běndì
Description
「本地」是指你现在住的地方，或者事情发生的那个地方。
"本地" refers to the place where you currently live or where something happens.
比如本地人、本地菜、本地新闻，都是说自己这个地方的东西。
For example, 本地人, 本地菜, 本地新闻 all mean things from your own area.
Meanings
本地běndì
local; this place; the local area
我是本地人，在这里长大。
I am a local and grew up here.
本地běndì
local; native (of this place)
这家店卖很多本地小吃。
This shop sells many local snacks.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
本 (this/one's own) + 地 (place/land), literally "this place."
- Nuance
本地 stresses one's own place; 当地 more neutrally means "that locality."
In videos
“不过到西安当然得找本地老饕带路君在西安”
“其实都不是乌兰巴托本地的”
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