Meaning of 城区
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- city district
- urban area
- Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4], Guangdong
- Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Yangquan City 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4], Shanxi
- Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Jincheng City 晉城市|晋城市[Jin4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
How to use 城区
城区 is used for the built-up urban part of a city, as opposed to suburbs or the countryside around it. It often appears in news, maps and talk about housing or traffic. Example: 他住在城区，上班很方便。(Tā zhù zài chéngqū, shàngbān hěn fāngbiàn.) He lives in the urban area, so getting to work is convenient.
城 (chéng) is a city, and 区 (qū) is a district or zone. Put them together and you get the zone that belongs to the city proper, its urban area.
Common mistake: Learners often write 城市 (chéngshì) when they mean 城区. 城市 is the whole city as a place, while 城区 is specifically its urban districts. Also keep the tones straight: chéng is second tone and qū is first tone, not qǔ.
Stroke order for each character
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城 chéng · city walls · 9 strokes
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区 qū · area · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 城区.
| 城市 | chéngshì | city; town |
| 地区 | dìqū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system |
| 区别 | qūbié | difference; to distinguish |
| 长城 | Chángchéng | the Great Wall |
| 市区 | shìqū | urban district; downtown |
| 区域 | qūyù | area; region |
| 城里 | chénglǐ | |
| 社区 | shèqū | community; neighborhood |
| 郊区 | jiāoqū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area |
| 灾区 | zāiqū | disaster area; stricken region |
| 城镇 | chéngzhèn | town; cities and towns |
Questions about 城区
What does 城区 mean?
城区 (chéngqū) means "city district; urban area" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 城区?
城区 is made of 2 characters: 城 (9 strokes), 区 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 城区 an HSK word?
Yes. 城区 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 城区 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 城区 is written 城區.
What is the difference between 城区 and 市区?
They overlap a lot and both can mean the urban area of a city. 市区 (shìqū) is more common in everyday speech for downtown or the city proper. 城区 is often used in contrast with 郊区 (jiāoqū), suburbs, or in official and planning language.
Why do some place names include 城区?
城区 is also the official name of several districts in China. Examples are Chengqu District in Shanwei, Guangdong, and districts in Yangquan and Jincheng, Shanxi. In this use it is a proper name and is usually romanized as Chengqu.