城区

城區

chéngqū

noun HSK 6 #20,089

Meanings

The district of a city — the urban area.

城区的房价比郊区贵得多。

Chéngqū de fángjià bǐ jiāoqū guì de duō.

Housing prices in the urban area are much higher than in the suburbs.

这条路连接城区和新区。

Zhè tiáo lù liánjiē chéngqū hé xīnqū.

This road connects the old city and the new district.

城区人口越来越密集。

Chéngqū rénkǒu yuèláiyuè mìjí.

The urban area population is getting denser.

usage

城区 refers to the main urban part of a city, as opposed to 郊区 (jiāoqū, suburbs). Many Chinese cities have distinct 城区 and 新区 (new development zones).

城 chéng

区 qū