Chinese Word: 郊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

郊HSK 4

Pinyin: jiāo

English Definition: suburbs; outskirts; surname Jiao

Chinese Definition:
①城外：郊区。郊外。郊游。郊野。荒郊。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 邑

Pictophonetic:交 indicates the sound; 阝 (place) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 交 [ jiāo ] to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city

Similar Characters: 狡校胶效跤饺绞咬邝

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郊区HSK 4	jiāo qū	suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; Classifiers: 个
郊外	jiāo wài	outskirts
城郊	chéng jiāo	suburbs; outskirts of a city
市郊	shì jiāo	outer city; suburb
京郊	jīng jiāo	suburbs of Beijing

1		jiāo qū 郊区 de 的 kōng qì 空气 bǐ 比 chéng shì 城市 hǎo duō 好多 le 了。 The air in this suburb is much better than in the city.
2		wǒ men 我们 bān dào 搬到 le 了 jiāo qū 郊区， nà li 那里 hěn ān jìng 很安静。 We moved to the suburb where it's very quiet.
3		jiāo qū 郊区 de 的 huán jìng 环境 fēi cháng 非常 yōu měi 优美， shì hé 适合 sàn bù 散步。 The environment in suburb is very beautiful and perfect for strolling.
4		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 hěn máng 很忙， méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 qù 去 jiāo yóu 郊游。 He is busy every day and doesn't have time to go on outings.
5		zhè ge 这个 dì fang 地方 hěn nán shuō 很难说 shì 是 shì zhōng xīn 市中心 hái shi 还是 jiāo qū 郊区。 It's hard to say whether this place is downtown or suburb.

1		jiāo qū 郊区 de 的 kōng qì 空气 bǐ 比 chéng shì 城市 hǎo duō 好多 le 了。 The air in this suburb is much better than in the city.
2		wǒ men 我们 bān dào 搬到 le 了 jiāo qū 郊区， nà li 那里 hěn ān jìng 很安静。 We moved to the suburb where it's very quiet.
3		jiāo qū 郊区 de 的 huán jìng 环境 fēi cháng 非常 yōu měi 优美， shì hé 适合 sàn bù 散步。 The environment in suburb is very beautiful and perfect for strolling.
4		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 hěn máng 很忙， méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 qù 去 jiāo yóu 郊游。 He is busy every day and doesn't have time to go on outings.
5		zhè ge 这个 dì fang 地方 hěn nán shuō 很难说 shì 是 shì zhōng xīn 市中心 hái shi 还是 jiāo qū 郊区。 It's hard to say whether this place is downtown or suburb.