地域歧视
dì yù qí shì
ZH
Regional discrimination
Many countries have laws to punish regional discrimination.
许多国家都有法律惩处地域歧视行为。
Etymology
This word is a compound phrase in Standard Chinese. 地域 (dìyù) means 'region/area' and 歧视 (qíshì) means 'discrimination', combined directly to refer to unfair treatment based on someone's place of origin or residence.
Memory Aid
Break the word into parts: 地域 (dìyù = area/region) + 歧视 (qíshì = discrimination) → just think of unfair treatment linked to a specific location.
Collocations
combat regional discriminationcombat regional discriminationfight regional discriminationroot out regional discrimination
Synonyms
geographic discriminationlocal bias
Antonyms
equal treatmentnon-discrimination
Related Words
ethnic discriminationgender discriminationrural-urban discrimination
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