Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
区
qū
Description
"区"是一个地方的名字，比如城市里的一个大区域。
"区" is the name of a place, such as a large area within a city.
大城市常常分成很多个区，每个区有自己的名字。
Big cities are often divided into many 区, each with its own name.
Meanings
区qū
district; administrative division of a city
我住在这个城市的东区。
I live in the east district of this city.
区qū
area; zone; region
这里是学校的安静区。
This is the quiet area of the school.
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Notes
- Etymology
区 in simplified form comes from traditional 區, meaning an enclosed or divided space.
- Nuance
区 often names official city divisions, while 区域 means a general area or zone.
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