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自留地

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Collocation

1
一块自留地
2
不能取消自留地
3
有了自留地
4
搞自留地
5
……(某人)的自留地

Definition

自留地

Literally means:

plot of land for personal needs

Actually means:

In the times of agricultural collectivization, it meant a plot reserved for the farmers' disposal.

Now it figuratively means the space or work at one's own disposal, which is not related to one's regular job or study. It also figuratively refers to one's secret inner world that is not open to the outside.

原指过去实行农业生产集体化时,留给农民自己使用的少量土地。

比喻与规定的工作或学习个无关的,个人可以自由活动的空间或工作等。也比喻个人不对外公开的内心世界。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
ge
那个
niándài
年代
yǔn
允许
rénmen
人们
jiānzhí
兼职
  
,
suǒ
所以
céngjīng
曾经
liǎng
yīn
gǎo
liú
自留
  
rén
记账
zhàng
érchà
差点
diǎn
shòuchǔ
处分
fèn

People were not allowed to work part-time in that era, so he was twice nearly disciplined for keeping his own land - keeping books for others.

2
jiā
家里
yǒu
xiǎoxiǎode
小小的
gōngzuòshì
工作室
  
,
zhè
jiùshì
就是
de
liú
自留地
  
hòu
以后
jiù
zài
zhè
这里
xiū
修理
  
zhuāngpèi
装配
kāi
开发
zhǒng
各种
diàndòng
电动
wán
玩具
  

He has a small studio in his house, which is his place of self-retention. He has since repaired, assembled and developed various electric toys here.

3
夫妻
èr
rén
nánmiǎn
难免
huì
yǒu
各自
de
xiǎng
思想
  
,
以及
yuàn
huò
biàn
不便
ràng
duìfāng
对方
zhīdào
知道
de
suǒwèi
所谓
yǐn
隐私
  
,
yīn
因此
  
,
夫妻
各自
de
liú
自留地
háishi
还是
yīnggāi
应该
bǎoliú
保留
de
  

Couples will inevitably have their own ideas, as well as unwilling or inconvenient to let each other know the so-called "privacy", therefore, the couple's own place should still be retained.