郊 (jiāo) - suburbs & outskirts

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jiāo ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 阝

健傑

郊 · jiāo

suburbs;

outskirts;

rural area surrounding a city.

suburbsoutskirtsrural area surrounding a city.

Usage highlights

suburbsoutskirtssuburban areaspring outingcountryside outingsuburban villa

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We live in the suburbs (郊区).
  • Let's go for an outing in the countryside (郊游).
  • The factory is located in the western suburbs (西郊).
  • They went for a spring outing (春游) to the outskirts.

Collocations

  • suburbs(郊区)
  • outskirts(郊外)
  • suburban area(郊野)
  • spring outing(春郊)
  • countryside outing(郊游)
  • suburban villa(郊墅)

Idioms

  • Four Suburbs Covered with Multitudes(四郊多垒)
  • Outing in the Wild(郊寒岛瘦)
  • Suburban Sacrifice(郊祀)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, '郊' referred to the area outside the city walls, often where important rituals like suburban sacrifices were performed.
  • The character reflects the traditional Chinese spatial concept of the city as the center and the suburbs as the periphery.
  • In modern usage, it commonly refers to suburban residential areas and recreational spaces.

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