How to say “city proper” in Chinese
city proper (within city limits)
“City proper” in Chinese is 市区, shì qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
市区 is read shì 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
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 “市区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 市区. 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?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “city proper” in Chinese?
“City proper” in Chinese is 市区, pinyin shìqū.
What does 市区 mean?
市区 (shìqū) means “city proper (within city limits)”.
How do you write 市区?
市区 is 2 characters: 市 (shì) — market, city; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 市区?
市区 is read shìqū. Tones: shì — fourth tone, qū — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“city proper” 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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