要地

yàodì

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

这里是军事要地，游客不能随便进入。

Zhèlǐ shì jūnshì yàodì, yóukè bù néng suíbiàn jìnrù.

This is a strategic military area; visitors can't just walk in.

HSK 7-9

徐州地处南北交通要道，历来是战略要地。

Xúzhōu dìchǔ nánběi jiāotōng yàodào, lìlái shì zhànlüè yàodì.

Xuzhou sits on the main road between north and south and has always been a strategic stronghold.

mistakes

要 here is 'important', as in 重要, not the yāo of 要求. 要地 names a place; a key route is a 要道.

要 yào

地 dì