街坊

jiēfang

noun HSK 7-9 #19,014

Measure Word

一个街坊 gè

Meanings

1 neighborhood
2 neighbor
3 the community

Characters

lane; neighborhood block

Examples

HSK 2

街坊们都来帮忙了。

Jiēfang men dōu lái bāngmáng le.

The neighbors all came to help.

HSK 7-9

他和街坊邻里的关系很好。

Tā hé jiēfang-línlǐ de guānxi hěn hǎo.

He has a good relationship with his neighbors.

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