城郊 chéng jiāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ sing4 gaau1
- suburbs
- outskirts of a city
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城
- 商城 shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 shopping center
- 城区 城區 chéng qū ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ sing4 keoi1 city district
- 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
- 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 city wall
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
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- 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ sing4 zan3 town
- 长城 長城 Cháng chéng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ coeng4 sing4 the Great Wall
- 众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
- 上城 Shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng5 sing4 see 上城区
- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 交城 Jiāo chéng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄥˊ gaau1 sing4 see 交城县
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 任城 Rèn chéng ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ jam6 sing4 see 任城区
- 倾城 傾城 qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 sing4 coming from everywhere
- 内城 內城 nèi chéng ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ noi6 sing4 inner castle
- 全城 quán chéng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 whole city
- 南城 Nán chéng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ naam4 sing4 see 南城县
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 古城 gǔ chéng ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ gu2 sing4 ancient city
- 名城 míng chéng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ming4 sing4 famous city
郊
- 郊区 郊區 jiāo qū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gaau1 keoi1 suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
- 郊外 jiāo wài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄞˋ gaau1 ngoi6 outskirts
- 郊游 郊遊 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to go for an outing
- 京郊 Jīng jiāo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ging1 gaau1 suburbs of Beijing
- 四郊 sì jiāo ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠ sei3 gaau1 suburb
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- 孟郊 Mèng Jiāo ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ maang6 gaau1 Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
- 市郊 shì jiāo ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠ si5 gaau1 outer city
- 荒郊 huāng jiāo ㄏㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ fong1 gaau1 desolate area outside a town
- 近郊 jìn jiāo ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠ gan6 gaau1 suburbs
- 远郊 遠郊 yuǎn jiāo ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠ jyun5 gaau1 outer suburbs
- 郊区 郊區 Jiāo Qū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gaau1 keoi1 Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 铜陵市, Anhui
- 郊狼 jiāo láng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄤˊ gaau1 long4 coyote (Canis latrans)
- 郊祀 jiāo sì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄙˋ gaau1 zi6 pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)
- 郊野 jiāo yě ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˇ gaau1 je5 open area outside the city
- 乡郊 鄉郊 xiāng jiāo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ hoeng1 gaau1 (HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe
- 南郊区 南郊區 Nán jiāo qū ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ naam4 gaau1 keoi1 Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市, Shanxi
- 近郊区 近郊區 jìn jiāo qū ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gan6 gaau1 keoi1 suburbs
- 京郊日报 京郊日報 Jīng jiāo Rì bào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ ging1 gaau1 jat6 bou3 Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
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- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5 lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
- 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 gwok3 king1 sing4 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- 胸无城府 胸無城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 jau5 sing4 fu2 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom