南郊

nánjiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 southern suburbs
  2. 2 south outskirts of a city

Examples

HSK 3
Jīchǎng zài chéngshì de nánjiāo.
The airport is in the southern suburbs of the city.
HSK 6
Nánjiāo de fángjià bǐ shìzhōngxīn piányi.
Housing prices in the southern suburbs are cheaper than downtown.

Tips

usage
Paired set like 东郊 / 南郊 / 西郊 / 北郊 for the four suburban directions. In classical Chinese, 南郊 also referred to the ritual ground south of the capital where emperors performed the 祭天 (sacrifice to Heaven).

Stroke Order

南 nán
郊 jiāo