\tWe know China's a huge market….where well-known multinational brands like Ebay, Groupon, and Best Buy go to die.<\/p>\n
\tBut for Starbucks, China is one of their most profitable markets.<\/p>\n
\tThe reason for their success?<\/p>\n
\tThey adjusted to local conditions with things like green tea flavored drikks and larger outlet sizes.<\/p>\n
\tIn other words they \u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c \uff08y\u012bn dì zhì yí\uff09.<\/p>\n
\t\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c(y\u012bn dì zhì yí) means to adapt a way of doing things to suit local conditions. <\/strong>It’s usually used in more formal contexts like business or politics.<\/p>\n \tHere’s a breakdown of the characters in \u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c(y\u012bn dì zhì yí): <\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u56e0 (y\u012bn): according to or on the basis of<\/p>\n \t\u5730 (dì): place (eg. \u5730\u65b9 – dì fang)<\/p>\n \t\u5236 (zhì): to lay down or draw up (eg. \u5236\u5b9a – zhì dìng)<\/p>\n \t\u5b9c (yí): to be suitable, appropriate<\/p>\n \tHere are some examples of how to use \u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c(y\u012bn dì zhì yí):<\/strong><\/p>\n \tUsage 1) As a Verb.<\/span><\/p>\n \tExample 1 A)<\/p>\n \t “\u4ea7\u54c1\u5f00\u53d1\u8981\u6839\u636e\u5b9e\u9645\u9700\u6c42\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c” <\/p>\n \t“ch\u01cen p\u01d0n k\u0101i f\u0101 yào g\u0113n jù shí jì x\u016b qiú y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong>“<\/p>\n \t“Product development needs to be based on real demand – it needs to be suited to local conditions<\/strong>“<\/p>\n \tExample 1 B)<\/p>\n \t“…\u5f97\u6839\u636e\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u6761\u4ef6\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c<\/strong> ”<\/p>\n \t“…d\u011bi g\u0113n jù bù tóng de tiáo jiàn y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong> “<\/p>\n \t“….you need to adapt it to suit different local conditions<\/strong>“<\/p>\n \tUsage 2) \u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c + \u5730 + Verb.<\/span><\/p>\n \tExample 2 A)<\/p>\n \t“…\u5404\u5730\u533a\u5e94\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c<\/strong>\u5730\u505a\u597d\u7cae\u98df\u4f5c\u7269\u7684\u4fdd\u5168\u5de5\u4f5c“<\/p>\n \t“…gè dì q\u016b y\u012bng y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong> de zuò h\u01ceo liáng shi zuò wù de b\u01ceo quán g\u014dng zuò”<\/p>\n \t“…each area should adapt to local conditions<\/strong> in doing their grain crop preservation work”<\/p>\n \tExample 2 B)<\/p>\n \t“\u5728\u5f53\u4eca\u793e\u4f1a\uff0c\u5e94\u8be5\u5982\u4f55\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c<\/strong>…\u5730\u5b66\u96f7\u950b\uff1f ”<\/p>\n \t“zài d\u0101ng j\u012bn shè huì, y\u012bng g\u0101i rú hé y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong>… de xué léi f\u0113ng? “<\/p>\n \t“In current society, how should we emulate Lei Feng and adapt his example to local conditions<\/strong>?”<\/p>\n \tUsage 3) \u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c + \u7684 + Noun.<\/span><\/p>\n \tExample 3 A)<\/p>\n \t“\u91c7\u53d6\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c<\/strong>\u7684\u65b9\u6cd5…”<\/p>\n \t“c\u01cei q\u01d4 y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong> de f\u0101ng f\u01ce…”<\/p>\n \t“adapting a method that is suited to local conditions<\/strong>“<\/p>\n \tExample 3 B)<\/p>\n \t“…\u521b\u9020\u56e0\u5730\u5236\u5b9c<\/strong>\u7684\u878d\u8d44\u73af\u5883 “<\/p>\n \t“…chuàng zào y\u012bn dì zhì yí<\/strong> de róng z\u012b huán jìng “<\/p>\n \t“…to create an investment environment that is suited to local conditions<\/strong>“<\/p>\n