居委会 (jū wěi huì) — neighborhood committee (grassroots administrative unit in Chinese cities)
Definition
Grassroots self-governing body in Chinese cities, a step smaller than 街道办 (sub-district office). Handles neighborhood-level matters like mediation, sanitation, and resident services.
noun
neighborhood committee (grassroots administrative unit in Chinese cities)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 居委会。Wǒ men xiǎo qū de jū wěi huì zǔ zhī le yí cì shè qū qīng jié huó dòng.The neighborhood committee of our community organized a clean-up event.
- 居委会。Yǒu shén me wèn tí nǐ kě yǐ qù zhǎo jū wěi huì bāng máng.If you have any problems, you can go to the neighborhood committee for help.
- 居委会。jū wěi huì De chéng yuán tōng cháng shì shè qū jū mín xuǎn jǔ chǎn shēng de.The members of the neighborhood committee are usually elected by the community residents.
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