宝地

寶地
bǎodì
noun #33,067

Measure Word

一块宝地 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 a place rich in beauty or natural resources; a blessed land
  2. 2 (polite) your place; your honored locale

Examples

Zhèlǐ zhēn shì yí kuài fēngshuǐ bǎodì.
This really is an auspicious spot of good fengshui.
Guì gōngsī shì shāngyè bǎodì.
Your company is a treasured spot for business.
Gǎn wèn guìxìng? Guānglín bǎodì yǒu hé guìgàn?
May I ask your honored name? What brings you to our humble place?

Tips

register
宝地 has two registers. (1) Sincere: 'a place rich in resources / a blessed land,' often paired with 风水风水宝地 = a spot of excellent fengshui. (2) Polite/flattering: when addressing someone, 宝地 = 'your honored place' (your hometown, your shop) — old-fashioned register, common in wuxia or period dramas. Modern flat-out praise of a real place uses just 宝地; honoring the listener's place uses 宝地.
memory
(treasure) + (land) = 'treasure-land.' Same as in 宝石 bǎoshí (gem) and 宝贝 bǎobèi (baby / treasure).

Stroke Order

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