This locality in Chinese
this locality · HSK 5
本地
- 本 root
- 地 earth
我们去吃点本地的小吃吧。 Let's go try some local snacks.
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How do you say this locality in Chinese?
This locality in Chinese is 本地 (běn dì).
Which word should I use?
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