街坊

jiēfāng

noun #19,014

Measure Word

一个街坊 gè

Meanings

1 neighborhood
2 neighbor
3 the community

Characters

lane; neighborhood block

Examples

他和街坊邻里的关系很好。

Tā hé jiēfāng línlǐ de guānxi hěn hǎo.

He has a good relationship with his neighbors.

街坊们都来帮忙了。

Jiēfāngmen dōu lái bāngmáng le.

The neighbors all came to help.

Tips

usage

街坊 is more colloquial and warm than 邻居 (neighbor). It evokes the close-knit feeling of a traditional neighborhood where everyone knows each other. Common in Cantonese-influenced Mandarin.

Stroke Order

街 jiē

坊 fāng