lower mainland

基本解释

Island countries exhibited lower poaching rates than mainland countries did.
一些島國的媮獵比例要低於大陸國家。
Dealmakers say dozens more companies are rushing to issue renminbi bonds in Hong Kong because the cost of funding there is ultra-cheap – hundreds of basis points lower than on the Chinese mainland.
交易人士表示，目前還有數十家企業急欲在香港發行人民幣債券，因爲那裡的融資成本極其低廉——比內地低了數百個基點。
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Mainland Chinese shares closed lower on Wednesday after the US index provider MSCI held off including China-listed shares in a key benchmark index.
在美國指數供應商MSCI（摩根士丹利明晟指數）暫不將在華上市的股票列入關鍵基準指數後，中國大陸股市周三低收。

Mainland Chinese stock indices opened lower as well, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.59% to 2, 364.90 and the Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9, 995.91, down 0.83%.
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The Japanese government eased tourist visa rules on individual Chinese tourists this month, setting lower income criteria and making an estimated 16 million more mainland Chinese households eligible to apply.
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