How to say “suburbs” in Chinese
suburbs
“Suburbs” in Chinese is 郊区, jiāo qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
郊区 is read jiāo qū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 交 jiāo hints at the sound; on the right, 阝 — “settlement”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “郊区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 郊区. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 市区的房租比郊区贵shìqūdefángzūbǐjiāoqūguìRent is more expensive in the city than in the suburbs.
- 你住在市区还是郊区？nǐzhùzàishìqūháishijiāoqūDo you live in the city or in the suburbs?
More words from the lesson “City, suburbs, village”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “suburbs” in Chinese?
“Suburbs” in Chinese is 郊区, pinyin jiāoqū.
What does 郊区 mean?
郊区 (jiāoqū) means “suburbs”.
How do you write 郊区?
郊区 is 2 characters: 郊 (jiāo) — suburbs; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 郊区?
郊区 is read jiāoqū. Tones: jiāo — first tone, qū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“suburbs” in the lesson “City, suburbs, village”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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