jiāo

suburbs

surname Jiao; outskirts

place (阝) + jiāo sound (交) = the outskirts

阝 on the right side of a character signals settlements or territory — here, the territory just beyond the city. 交 gives the sound jiāo and does not contribute to the meaning.

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他住在城,每天坐车去上班。

tā zhù zài chéng jiāo,měi tiān zuò chē qù shàng bān。

He lives in the city suburbs and takes the bus to work every day.

周末我们去外爬山,空气很好。

zhōu mò wǒ men qù jiāo wài pá shān,kōng qì hěn hǎo。

On the weekend we went to the outskirts to hike, and the air was very fresh.

Words with 郊

远郊

yuǎn jiāo

outer suburbs

郊区

jiāo qū

suburban district; outskirts; suburbs

郊外

jiāo wài

outskirts

郊狼

jiāo láng

coyote (Canis latrans)

郊祀

jiāo sì

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)

郊游

jiāo yóu

to go for an outing

郊野

jiāo yě

open area outside the city

乡郊

xiāng jiāo

(HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe

京郊

jīng jiāo

suburbs of Beijing

京郊日报

jīng jiāo rì bào

Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018

南郊区

nán jiāo qū

Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市[Da4 tong2 shi4], Shanxi

四郊

sì jiāo

suburb

More characters with 交