郊区

郊區

jiāoqū

noun HSK 5 #7,716

Meanings

The outer district — the suburbs.

Tāmen jiā zhù zài jiāoqū.

Their family lives in the suburbs.

Jiāoqū de fángzi bǐ shì zhōngxīn piányi.

Houses in the suburbs are cheaper than downtown.

Zhōumò wǒmen qù jiāoqū wán le.

We went to the outskirts for fun on the weekend.

Hěn duō rén zhù zài jiāoqū, zài shìqū shàngbān.

Many people live in the suburbs and work in the city.

usage

市区 (shìqū) = urban area/city center. 郊外 (jiāowài) = countryside just outside the city, more rural than 郊区.

郊 jiāo

区 qū