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市区 (shì qū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

市区 (shì qū) is a Chinese word: urban area. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 市区

名 míng noun

urban area

他每天从郊区开车到市区上班。

tā měi tiān cóng jiāo qū kāi chē dào shì qū shàng bān

He drives from the suburbs to the urban area for work every day.

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Word breakdown

市 shì — city

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 超市 chāo shì — supermarket HSK 1
    • 超 super, large-scale
    • 市 market
    Example

    我每周去超市买菜。

    wǒ měi zhōu qù chāo shì mǎi cài

    I go to the supermarket every week to buy groceries.

  • 2 城市 chéng shì — city HSK 3
    • 城 walled city, fortification (physical structure)
    • 市 market, marketplace (commercial/social function)
    Example

    这个城市有很多高楼大厦。

    zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn duō gāo lóu dà shà

    This city has many tall buildings.

  • 3 市场 shì chǎng — market HSK 4
    • 市 market, commerce, trade
    • 场 place, venue, ground
    Example

    我们去市场买菜。

    wǒ men qù shì chǎng mǎi cài

    We go to the market to buy vegetables.

  • 4 夜市 yè shì — night market HSK 5
    • 夜 night (indicates the time when the market operates)
    • 市 market (indicates the type of place)
    Example

    我喜欢去夜市吃小吃。

    wǒ xǐ huan qù yè shì chī xiǎo chī

    I like going to night markets to eat snacks.

  • 5 市民 shì mín — citizen HSK 5
    • 市 city
    • 民 people/residents
    Example

    市民应该遵守交通规则。

    shì mín yīng gāi zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé

    Citizens should follow traffic rules.

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  • 6 上市 shàng shì — to go public, to be listed (on stock market) HSK 6
    • 上 to go up, to enter
    • 市 market
    Example

    这家公司计划明年上市。

    zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì

    This company plans to go public next year.

  • 7 股市 gǔ shì — stock market HSK 6
    Example

    最近股市波动很大。

    zuì jìn gǔ shì bō dòng hěn dà

    The stock market has been very volatile recently.

  • 8 都市 dū shì — city HSK 6
    • 都 metropolis, emphasizing the urban/metropolitan nature
    • 市 city, providing the base meaning of urban settlement
    Example

    他喜欢都市生活。

    tā xǐ huan dū shì shēng huó

    He likes city life.

  • 9 市值 shì zhí — market capitalization HSK 7
    • 市 market
    • 值 value, worth, capitalization
    Example

    这家公司的市值已经超过了一万亿美元。

    zhè jiā gōng sī de shì zhí yǐ jīng chāo guò le yī wàn yì měi yuán

    This company's market capitalization has already exceeded one trillion US dollars.

  • 10 市场经济 shì chǎng jīng jì — market economy HSK 7
    • 市 market
    • 场 place/field (completes 'market')
    • 经 manage/administer (part of 'economy')
    • 济 aid/assist (completes 'economy')
    Example

    他们从计划经济转向了市场经济。

    tā men cóng jì huà jīng jì zhuǎn xiàng le shì chǎng jīng jì

    They transitioned from a planned economy to a market economy.

  • 11 直辖市 zhí xiá shì — municipality directly under the Central Government HSK 7
    • 直 direct (indicating direct administration without intermediary levels)
    • 辖 govern/administer (refers to administrative jurisdiction)
    • 市 city/municipality (indicates a municipal-level administrative division)
    Example

    中国有四个直辖市：北京、上海、天津和重庆。

    Zhōng guó yǒu sì ge zhí xiá shì Běi jīng Shàng hǎi Tiān jīn hé Chóng qìng

    China has four municipalities directly under the Central Government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

  • 12 集市 jí shì — marketplace HSK 7
    • 集 gather, assemble (the gathering of people)
    • 市 market, trading place (the commercial aspect)
    Example

    我们在集市上买了很多新鲜的水果。

    wǒ men zài jí shì shàng mǎi le hěn duō xīn xiān de shuǐ guǒ

    We bought a lot of fresh fruit at the marketplace.

区 qū — district, area

Words with this character (19)
  • 1 小区 xiǎo qū — residential community HSK 3
    • 小 small, indicating a subdivision or local area
    • 区 district or area, indicating a defined zone
    Example

    我住在一个很安静的小区里。

    wǒ zhù zài yí ge hěn ān jìng de xiǎo qū lǐ

    I live in a very quiet residential community.

  • 2 区别 qū bié — to distinguish HSK 4
    • 区 to divide, to separate
    • 别 to differentiate, distinct
    Example

    你能区别这两种茶的味道吗？

    nǐ néng qū bié zhè liǎng zhǒng chá de wèi dào ma

    Can you distinguish the taste of these two types of tea?

  • 3 景区 jǐng qū — scenic area HSK 4
    • 景 scenery, view
    • 区 area, zone
    Example

    这个景区很受游客欢迎。

    zhè ge jǐng qū hěn shòu yóu kè huān yíng

    This scenic area is very popular with tourists.

  • 4 郊区 jiāo qū — suburb HSK 4
    • 郊 outskirts, outer area
    • 区 area, district, zone
    Example

    他住在郊区，每天开车上班。

    tā zhù zài jiāo qū měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān

    He lives in the suburbs and drives to work every day.

  • 5 区域 qū yù — area HSK 5
    • 区 district, section
    • 域 territory, domain
    Example

    这个区域禁止停车。

    zhè ge qū yù jìn zhǐ tíng chē

    Parking is prohibited in this area.

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  • 6 地区 dì qū — region HSK 5
    • 地 land, territory, geographic location
    • 区 area, district, defined zone
    Example

    这个地区的经济发展很快。

    zhè ge dì qū de jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài

    The economy of this region is developing rapidly.

  • 7 城区 chéng qū — urban area HSK 5
    • 城 city, urban
    • 区 area, district
    Example

    城区的交通很方便。

    chéng qū de jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn

    Transportation in the urban area is very convenient.

  • 8 山区 shān qū — mountainous area HSK 5
    • 山 mountain
    • 区 area, region
    Example

    山区的孩子们需要更多帮助。

    shān qū de hái zi men xū yào gèng duō bāng zhù

    Children in mountainous areas need more help.

  • 9 社区 shè qū — community HSK 5
    • 社 society, social organization
    • 区 district, area, zone
    Example

    我们社区有一个很好的图书馆。

    wǒ men shè qū yǒu yí gè hěn hǎo de tú shū guǎn

    Our community has a very good library.

  • 10 区分 qū fēn — distinguish HSK 6
    • 区 to separate into areas/categories
    • 分 to divide, to separate
    Example

    我们要学会区分事实和观点。

    wǒ men yào xué huì qū fēn shì shí hé guān diǎn

    We need to learn to distinguish facts from opinions.

  • 11 灾区 zāi qū — disaster area HSK 6
    • 灾 disaster, calamity
    • 区 area, region, zone
    Example

    许多志愿者前往灾区帮助受灾群众。

    xǔ duō zhì yuàn zhě qián wǎng zāi qū bāng zhù shòu zāi qún zhòng

    Many volunteers went to the disaster area to help the affected people.

  • 12 区区 qū qū — mere HSK 7
    • 区 small, limited (through reduplication creates meaning of insignificance)
    • 区 small, limited (reduplication intensifies the diminutive meaning)
    Example

    区区小事，不必在意。

    qū qū xiǎo shì bù bì zài yì

    Such a trifling matter, no need to mind it.

  • 13 区间 qū jiān — interval HSK 7
    • 区 area, section, zone
    • 间 between, space, interval
    Example

    这条铁路的区间很长。

    zhè tiáo tiě lù de qū jiān hěn cháng

    This railway section is very long.

  • 14 园区 yuán qū — park; zone; compound HSK 7
    • 园 park; enclosed area
    • 区 zone; district; area
    Example

    这个工业园区有很多高科技公司。

    zhè ge gōng yè yuán qū yǒu hěn duō gāo kē jì gōng sī

    This industrial park has many high-tech companies.

  • 15 开发区 kāi fā qū — development zone HSK 7
    • 开 open, start, initiate (development)
    • 发 develop, expand, grow
    • 区 zone, district, area
    Example

    这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。

    zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè

    This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.

  • 16 禁区 jìn qū — restricted area HSK 7
    • 禁 forbidden, prohibited, restricted
    • 区 area, zone, district
    Example

    这里是军事禁区，请勿进入。

    zhè lǐ shì jūn shì jìn qū qǐng wù jìn rù

    This is a military restricted area, please do not enter.

  • 17 自治区 zì zhì qū — autonomous region HSK 7
    • 自 self, autonomous
    • 治 govern, administer
    • 区 region, district
    Example

    新疆维吾尔自治区是中国最大的省级行政区。

    Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de shěngjí xíngzhèngqū

    The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is China's largest provincial-level administrative region.

  • 18 误区 wù qū — misconception HSK 7
    • 误 mistake, error
    • 区 area, zone, realm
    Example

    很多人对健康饮食存在误区。

    hěn duō rén duì jiàn kāng yǐn shí cún zài wù qū

    Many people have misconceptions about healthy eating.

  • 19 辖区 xiá qū — jurisdiction HSK 7
    • 辖 govern, administer, have jurisdiction over
    • 区 district, area, region
    Example

    警察负责维护辖区内的治安。

    jǐng chá fù zé wéi hù xiá qū nèi de zhì ān

    The police are responsible for maintaining public order within their jurisdiction.

Structure & writing
1 市 shì — marketplace; place for trading
市 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet')

consists of

1.1 亠 tóu — top/lid radical, a cover or cap shape
亠 is a component in 22 characters
HSK 1
亮 liàng bright; luminous 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 市 shì marketplace; place for trading 脑 nǎo brain (the main part of the nervous system, located in the cranial cavity, comprising cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, etc.) 高 gāo tall; high (opposite of 'low')
HSK 2
交 jiāo to hand over; to transfer to the relevant party 旁 páng side; nearby 离 lí to be separated by; to be apart from
HSK 3
育 yù to give birth to 言 yán (lit.) to speak; to say
HSK 4
产 chǎn to give birth 京 jīng capital city of a country 夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 弃 qì to abandon, to discard 恼 nǎo to anger; to make angry
HSK 5
享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain 充 chōng full; sufficient
HSK 6
帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology 毫 háo fine, pointed hair on a person or animal
HSK 7
亩 mǔ mǔ, a Chinese unit of area (1 mǔ = 666.7 m²; 10 fēn = 1 mǔ; 100 mǔ = 1 qǐng) 亭 tíng pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden 玄 xuán black; dark-colored
1.2 巾 jīn — cloth used for wiping, wrapping, or covering things
巾 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 1
市 shì marketplace; place for trading 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 常 cháng ordinary, common, general
HSK 2
帮 bāng to help; to assist
HSK 3
刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 带 dài ribbon, strip, or belt-shaped object
HSK 4
帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank 帽 mào hat; cap (worn on the head for warmth, shade, protection, or decoration) 幅 fú width of cloth, wool, or silk fabric
HSK 5
币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 幕 mù large piece of cloth, silk, or felt used as a cover; tent
HSK 6
佩 pèi to wear (on one's person); to carry at one's side 吊 diào to hang; to suspend 帆 fān sail (cloth on a ship's mast to catch the wind) 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology
HSK 7
帐 zhàng curtain; canopy; tent (made of cloth or other material for shelter) 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 帖 tiě invitation card 帘 lián curtain or screen made of cloth, bamboo, reed, etc. 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime
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帜 zhì flag; banner 帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 幄 wò (lit.) tent; canopy 幢 zhuàng measure word for buildings 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something

Stroke order

2 区 qū — to distinguish; to divide
区 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 5
欧 Ōu
HSK 7
呕 ǒu to vomit 岖 qū used in '崎岖': ① (of mountain paths) rugged and uneven; ② (fig.) full of hardships and twists 抠 kōu to dig out with a finger or small tool 枢 shū pivot; central or crucial part 殴 ōu to hit (a person)
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躯 qū body; trunk of the body 驱 qū to urge on a horse; to drive animals

consists of

2.1 匸 xì — to hide, conceal
匸 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 1
医 yī doctor; physician
HSK 3
区 qū to distinguish; to divide
HSK 5
匹 pǐ to match, to equal, to be comparable to
HSK 7
匿 nì to hide; to conceal; to keep secret 揠 yà (lit.) to pull up; to uproot
2.2 乂 yì — to govern; to bring order and stability
乂 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 2
希 xī to hope; to wish for 网 wǎng net (for catching fish, birds, or animals)
HSK 3
区 qū to distinguish; to divide 史 shǐ history; historical records and the study of history 更 gēng to change; to replace; to substitute
HSK 5
义 yì justice; righteous principle or moral conduct
HSK 6
杀 shā to kill; to cause the death of a person or animal
HSK 7
凶 xiōng inauspicious; ominous (of death, disaster, etc., opposite of 吉) 卤 lǔ bittern; the bitter black liquid remaining after salt crystallization, a mixture of magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium bromide, and sodium chloride 肴 yáo cooked meat or fish dishes 艾 ài mugwort (perennial herb used in medicine and moxibustion; also called 艾蒿)

Stroke order