余地

餘地

yúdì

noun HSK 7 #6,370

Meanings

Literally 'remaining space' — room or leeway for something

Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu shāngliang de yúdì.

There is no room for negotiation on this matter.

Wǒmen yào gěi zìjǐ liú yīdiǎn yúdì.

We should leave ourselves some room.

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