(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)[cedict]
当地居民
dāng dì jū mínㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
a local person; the local population[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
作用
zuò yòngㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ
to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization[cedict]