聚居区 (jù jū ōu) — a residential area where a specific group (ethnic, cultural, or demographic) lives in concentration; ethnic enclave; community cluster
Definition
A neighborhood where one ethnic, cultural, or demographic group lives concentrated together (e.g. a Chinatown or minority 社区). The focus is on group clustering, not just any residential area.
noun
a residential area where a specific group (ethnic, cultural, or demographic) lives in concentrationethnic enclavecommunity cluster
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 聚居区。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn duō shǎo shù mín zú jù jū ōu.This city has many ethnic minority residential areas.
- 聚居区。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài gǎi shàn pín kùn jù jū ōu de jī chǔ shè shī.The government is improving infrastructure in impoverished residential areas.
- 聚居区。Hǎi wài huá rén jù jū ōu tōng cháng bǎo liú zhe chuán tǒng xí sú.Overseas Chinese residential areas usually retain traditional customs.
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