城区 (chéng qū) — urban area; city district

Definition

城区 is a city district — the urban part of a larger city, contrasted with 郊区 (suburbs). Narrower than 城市 ('city' as a whole); 市区 points more to the downtown core.

noun
urban areacity district
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 城区
    Zhè ge chéng qū yǒu hěn duō xīn de jiàn zhù.
    This urban area has many new buildings.
  • 城区
    Tā zhù zài chéng qū, wǒ zhù zài jiāo qū.
    He lives in the city district, and I live in the suburbs.
  • 城区
    Qǐng wèn, qù chéng qū zěn me zǒu?
    Excuse me, how do I get to the city district?
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