城郊 (chéng jiāo) — outskirts; suburbs

Definition

Examples

• 他家住在城郊，每天坐地铁进城上班。
  Tā jiā zhù zài chéng jiāo, měi tiān zuò dì tiě jìn chéng shàng bān.
  His home is in the suburbs, and he takes the subway to work in the city every day.
• 城郊的空气比市中心好很多。
  chéng jiāo De kōng qì bǐ shì zhōng xīn hǎo hěn duō.
  The air in the suburbs is much better than in the city center.
• 这个城市正在向城郊扩展。
  Zhè ge chéng shì zhèng zài xiàng chéng jiāo kuò zhǎn.
  This city is expanding into the suburbs.

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