南郊

nánjiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 southern suburbs
  2. 2 south outskirts of a city

Examples

Jīchǎng zài chéngshì de nánjiāo.
The airport is in the southern suburbs of the city.
Nánjiāo de fángjià bǐ shìzhōngxīn piányi.
Housing prices in the southern suburbs are cheaper than downtown.

Tips

usage
Paired set like 城西: 东郊 / 南郊 / 西郊 / 北郊 for the four suburban directions. In classical Chinese, 南郊 also referred to the ritual ground south of the capital where emperors performed the (sacrifice to Heaven).

Stroke Order

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