市区

shì qū

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. urban district
2. downtown
3. city center

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 郊区 jiāo qū 郊区 jiāo qū suburban district suburbs vs city center: suburban district

Register variants

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• 城区 chéng qū 城区 chéng qū city district formal term for urban area: city district

Related words

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• 城市 chéng shì 城市 chéng shì city; town city in general: city; town

Synonyms

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• 市中心 shì zhōng xīn 市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center downtown area: city center

Usage notes

Collocations

市区 is often used with directional complements like 在市区 (in the city center) or 去市区 (go downtown).

Example Sentences

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我家在 市区 。

My home is in the city center.

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Words Containing 市区

• 南市区 南市区 nán shì qū: Nanshi District, former district of Shanghai, merged into Huangpu District 黃浦區|黄浦区[huáng pǔ qū] in 2000
• 城市区域 城市区域 chéng shì qū yù: urban area
• 新市区 新市区 xīn shì qū: Xinshi District of Ürümqi, Xinjiang
• 沙市区 沙市区 shā shì qū: Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[jīng zhōu shì], Hubei
• 西市区 西市区 xī shì qū: Xishi District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[yíng kǒu shì], Liaoning

Child Words of 市区

• 区 区 qū: area
• 市 市 shì: market