郊区
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
郊区 (jiāoqū) · suburbs
郊区 (jiāoqū) means “suburbs; outskirts”. It is written with 2 characters: 郊 (suburbs) + 区 (area). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 郊区 is built
The characters
郊 jiāo · suburbs
What 郊 is made of
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
区 qū · area
What 区 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们家住在郊区。Wǒmen jiā zhù zài jiāoqū.Our family lives in the suburbs.
周末去郊区玩儿怎么样？Zhōumò qù jiāoqū wánr zěnmeyàng?How about an outing to the outskirts this weekend?
Questions about 郊区
What does 郊区 mean?
郊区 (jiāoqū) means “suburbs; outskirts”.
How do you pronounce 郊区?
郊区 is pronounced jiāoqū.
Which HSK level is 郊区?
郊区 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 地区dìqūregion
- 区别qūbiédifference
- 市区shìqūcity center
- 区分qūfēnto distinguish
- 区域qūyùarea
- 社区shèqūcommunity
- 小区xiǎoqūresidential community
- 景区jǐngqūscenic area
- 区qūarea
Learn 郊区 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.