How to say “neighborhood” in Chinese
neighborhood, community
“Neighborhood” in Chinese is 社区, shè qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
社区 is read shè 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, 礻 “altar”; on the right, 土 “earth”: the altar to the earth spirit where the community gathered.
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 “社区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 社区. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老年人占社区居民的三分之一。lǎoniánrénzhànshèqūjūmíndesānfēnzhīyīOlder people make up a third of the neighborhood's residents.
- 这个社区有着很长的历史zhègeshèqūyǒuzhehěnchángdelìshǐThis neighborhood has a long history.
- 社区开展了垃圾分类活动shèqūkāizhǎnlelājīfēnlèihuódòngThe neighborhood held a trash-sorting campaign.
- 每个居民都可以参与社区的管理。měigejūmíndōukěyǐcānyùshèqūdeguǎnlǐEvery resident can take part in running the neighborhood.
More words from the lesson “The neighborhood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “neighborhood” in Chinese?
“Neighborhood” in Chinese is 社区, pinyin shèqū.
What does 社区 mean?
社区 (shèqū) means “neighborhood, community”.
How do you write 社区?
社区 is 2 characters: 社 (shè) — community, society; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 社区?
社区 is read shèqū. Tones: shè — fourth tone, qū — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“neighborhood” in the lesson “The neighborhood”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. 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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