余地

餘地

yúdì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,370

Meanings

Literally 'remaining space' - room or leeway for something

HSK 2

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.

HSK 2

我们要给自己留一点余地。

Wǒmen yào gěi zìjǐ liú yīdiǎn yúdì.

We should leave ourselves some room.

HSK 2

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