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余地

yúdì

room; leeway; scope

Two hands across a table leaving an empty gap between them
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Characters in this word

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 在谈判进入最后阶段时,双方仍保留了一定的让步余地,以避免局势彻底僵化。 Zài tánpàn jìnrù zuìhòu jiēduàn shí, shuāngfāng réng bǎoliú le yídìng de ràngbù yúdì, yǐ bìmiǎn júshì chèdǐ jiānghuà. When the negotiations entered the final stage, both sides still kept some room for concessions to avoid the situation becoming completely deadlocked.
  • 给孩子们留些余地,不要把时间安排得太满。 Gěi háizi men liú xiē yúdì, bùyào bǎ shíjiān ānpái de tài mǎn. Leave the children some leeway; don't schedule their time too tightly.
  • 这个方案还有改进的余地,大家可以再想想。 Zhège fāng'àn hái yǒu gǎijìn de yúdì, dàjiā kěyǐ zài xiǎngxiang. This plan still has room for improvement; everyone can think it over a bit more.

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