No. 8,334 in Chinese
local
The Chinese word "local" (当地/dāngdì) refers to something related to a particular area or region.
In a sentence
这个地区有很多地方特色的美食。
This region has many local specialty foods.
The word '地方' (local) is used here to refer to characteristic specialties of a particular area.
在旅行时，我更喜欢住在当地人的家里。
When traveling, I prefer staying in local people's homes.
The word '当地' (local) is used to denote citizens or residents belonging to a specific area.
这个市场上的产品大多是本地生产的。
The products in this market are mostly locally produced.
The word '本地' (local) is used here to specify the origin of the products being from a nearby or defined area.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “local” in actual Chinese podcasts.
Find “local” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Chinese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 中文, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Chinese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).