南郊

nánjiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 southern suburbs
  2. 2 south outskirts of a city

Examples

HSK 3
Jīchǎng zài chéngshì de nánjiāo.
The airport is in the southern suburbs of the city.
HSK 6
Nánjiāo de fángjià bǐ shìzhōngxīn piányi.
Housing prices in the southern suburbs are cheaper than downtown.

Tips

usage
Paired set like 东郊 / 南郊 / 西郊 / 北郊 for the four suburban directions. In classical Chinese, 南郊 also referred to the ritual ground south of the capital where emperors performed the 祭天 (sacrifice to Heaven).

Stroke Order

nán
jiāo