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余地 (餘地)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

余地 [yúdì]
  1. 1. noun room
    这件事已没有商量的余地
    There is no longer any room for negotiation in this matter.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

余地 [yúdì]
  1. 1. leeway; margin; room; latitude; scope
    还有改进的余地
    There is still room for improvement.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

余地 [yúdì]
  1. 1. 空余的地方
    屋子太小,没有活动的余地
  2. 2. 说话、行动、做事、订计划等留下的可回旋的地方
    还有商量的余地

Examples

缓冲的余地
leeway; room for manoeuvre
留点儿回旋余地,别把话说死了。
Don't make it so definite—allow a little latitude.
活动余地
room for manoeuvre
咱们订计划时要留有余地
When drawing up a plan, we should allow for unforeseen circumstances.
没有伸缩余地
leave one no latitude
两国的边界争端看来没有调和的余地
There seems to be no room for compromise in the border dispute between the two countries.
没有选择的余地
have no choice at all
给他们一个转弯的余地
give them some leeway
又不是原则上的事,别把话说得太决绝了,要留有余地
As it doesn't concern principles, you should leave some leeway and shouldn't have said those determined words.

Collocations

不留余地
without any room for change
回旋余地
room for change
选择余地
to have room to choose
余地更大
to have more room

Word Decomposition


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