城区

城區

chéngqū

noun HSK 5 #20,089

Meanings

The district of a city - the urban area.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

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.

HSK 6

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 (suburbs). Many Chinese cities have distinct 城区 and 新区 (new development zones).

城 chéng

区 qū