社区 (shè qū) — community; neighborhood

Definition

社区 refers to an organized residential community with shared facilities and residents — more structured than 附近 ('nearby area'). 小区 is a smaller residential compound; 群体 is a group of people, not a place.

noun
communityneighborhood
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 社区
    Wǒ men shè qū de jū mín dōu hěn yǒu hǎo.
    The residents in our community are all very friendly.
  • 社区
    Zhè ge shè qū de huán jìng fēi cháng gān jìng.
    The environment of this community is very clean.
  • 社区
    Wǒ měi gè zhōu mò dōu qù shè qū de huó dòng zhōng xīn.
    I go to the community activity center every weekend.

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