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noun HSK 5
suǒ zài dì
location · whereabouts · place where something is located

Meaning

所在地 refers to the specific location or place where something or someone is situated. It is commonly used in formal or official contexts to indicate the physical address or geographical position of an organization, person, or object.

Usage

This term appears frequently in administrative, legal, and business documents when specifying locations. It's more formal than simply saying 地方 (dìfang). Often used with 公司 (company), 机构 (institution), or 户口 (household registration) to indicate official registered locations.

Examples

  1. 01
    请在表格中填写您的户口所在地。
    Qǐng zài biǎo gé zhōng tiān xiě nín de hù kǒu suǒ zài dì.
    Please fill in your place of household registration on the form.
  2. 02
    这家公司的所在地是上海浦东新区。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de suǒ zài dì shì Shàng hǎi Pǔ dōng xīn qū.
    This company's location is in Shanghai's Pudong New District.

Characters

Measure words

  • 个gè一个所在地

Common collocations

  • 公司所在地
    gōng sī suǒ zài dì
    company location
  • 户口所在地
    hù kǒu suǒ zài dì
    place of household registration
  • 注册所在地
    zhù cè suǒ zài dì
    registered location
  • 现所在地
    xiàn suǒ zài dì
    current location

Origin

Compound of 所在 (whereabouts, location) + 地 (place). The character 所 creates a nominalized structure meaning 'that which,' combined with 在 (to be located), forming 'the place where something is located.'

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