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领域 lǐngyù “domain” in Chinese

Traditional 領域

What 领域 means

  1. domain
  2. sphere
  3. field
  4. territory
  5. area

How to say 领域

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale领lǐng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale域yù4th tone, falling

领域 in a sentence

  1. 你熟悉这个领域吗？

    Nǐ shúxī zhè ge lǐngyù ma?

    Are you familiar with this field?

    Sentence #4757665 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你专攻什么领域？

    Nǐ zhuāngōng shénme lǐngyù?

    What field do you specialise in?

    Sentence #1413683 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他在多个领域取得了成就。

    Tā zài duō ge lǐngyù qǔdé le chéngjiù.

    He has achieved success in many fields.

    Sentence #6111597 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 领域 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 领 (lǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
领lǐngneck
  • 令command · língSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 令 (líng) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐng.

The character 域 (yù) with each of its parts in a different colour
域yùfield
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 或or · huòSound part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 或 (huò) hints at the sound. Compare it with yù.

How to write 领域

领 11 strokes · 域 11 strokes

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领域 (lǐngyù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 领域 (lǐngyù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 领域

Words with 领

领导lǐngdǎo · leader本领běnlǐng · skill系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie领土lǐngtǔ · territory领会lǐnghuì · to understand领悟lǐngwù · to comprehend带领dàilǐng · to lead领先lǐngxiān · to lead率领shuàilǐng · to lead纲领gānglǐng · guiding principles

Words with 域

区域qūyù · area

More words: Ideas & Concepts

空间kōngjiān · space类型lèixíng · type理由lǐyóu · reason力量lìliang · power逻辑luójí · logic毛病máobìng · fault矛盾máodùn · contradiction魅力mèilì · charm

FAQs

领域 (lǐngyù) means “domain” or “sphere”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it lǐngyù: lǐng with a 3rd tone, then yù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 领域 is written 領域. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lingyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 领域 from the suggestions. Typing lingyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
领域 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.