[dì qū]
(较大的地方) area; district; region
a mountainous district
多山地区
residential areas
住宅地区
a flood-affected area
水灾地区
(行政划分单位) prefecture
the Mudanjiang Prefecture of Heilongjiang Province
黑龙江省牡丹江地区
(位置) latitudes; locality; side
The two factories are in the same locality.
这两家工厂在同一地区。
Rheumatism affects people living in damp localities.
住在潮湿地区的人易患风湿病。