余地

餘地

yúdì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,370

Meanings

Literally 'remaining space' — room or leeway for something

这件事没有商量的余地。

Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu shāngliang de yúdì.

There is no room for negotiation on this matter.

我们要给自己留一点余地。

Wǒmen yào gěi zìjǐ liú yīdiǎn yúdì.

We should leave ourselves some room.

他说话不留余地。

Tā shuōhuà bù liú yúdì.

He leaves no room in his words (speaks very bluntly).

usage

余地 is almost always used figuratively, meaning room for flexibility or maneuver. Common patterns: 没有余地 (no room), 留余地 (leave room).

余 yú

地 dì