老城区

老城區

lǎochéngqū

noun #36,628

Meanings

1 old town
2 historic city center
3 old district of a city

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

老城区的胡同里藏着很多小餐馆。

Lǎochéngqū de hútòng lǐ cáng zhe hěnduō xiǎo cānguǎn.

Many small restaurants are tucked away in the alleys of the old district.

HSK 7-9

丽江的老城区是世界文化遗产。

Lìjiāng de lǎochéngqū shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.

The old town of Lijiang is a World Heritage Site.

Tips

usage

老城区 contrasts with 新城区 ('new district') or 开发区 ('development zone'). With initial capital, 老城区 is also a proper-noun district name in cities like Luoyang and Tianjin.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

城 chéng

区 qū