What does 郊 mean in Chinese?

郊 (jiāo) means "suburbs; outskirts" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 郊?

郊 is pronounced "jiāo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 郊?

郊 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 郊?

Common words with 郊 include 郊区 (suburban district), 京郊 (suburbs of Beijing), 四郊 (suburb), 城郊 (suburbs), 孟郊 (Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet).

How do you write 郊?

You can practice writing 郊 using our stroke order tool.

郊 (jiāo), suburbs

郊

jiāo

suburbs; outskirts

Character Breakdown

Radical: 邑 (no. 163)

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Definitions

suburbs
outskirts

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 郊

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
郊区	jiāo qū	suburban district	HSK 5
京郊	Jīng jiāo	suburbs of Beijing
四郊	sì jiāo	suburb
城郊	chéng jiāo	suburbs
孟郊	Mèng Jiāo	Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
市郊	shì jiāo	outer city
荒郊	huāng jiāo	desolate area outside a town
近郊	jìn jiāo	suburbs
远郊	yuǎn jiāo	outer suburbs
郊外	jiāo wài	outskirts

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Related Words

城郊(chéng jiāo)· suburbs

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甸(diàn)· suburbs or outskirts

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近郊(jìn jiāo)· suburbs

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近郊区(jìn jiāo qū)· suburbs

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Grammar Notes

For the Purpose Of (为了)HSK 4

为了 + Purpose/Goal, Subject + Action OR Subject + 为了 + Purpose + Action

HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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