本地人

běndìrén

noun

Measure Word

一个本地人 gè

Meanings

1 local (person)
2 native (of a place)

Characters

Examples

你是本地人吗?

Nǐ shì běndìrén ma?

Are you a local?

问本地人哪家餐厅最好吃。

Wèn běndìrén nǎ jiā cāntīng zuì hǎochī.

Ask the locals which restaurant is the best.

Tips

usage

本地 means ‘this place, here’ — so 本地人 is literally ‘this-place-person’, the local. Contrast with 外地人 (someone from elsewhere in China) and 外国人 (foreigner).

Stroke Order

本 běn

地 dì

人 rén