市区

Meaning(place word)

urban district; downtown; city center

Opposite: 郊区 (suburbs).

Examples

• 我住在市区，上班很方便。

  wǒ zhù zài shì qū, shàng bān hěn fāng biàn.

  I live downtown, so commuting is convenient.

• 机场离市区大约三十公里。

  jī chǎng lí shì qū dà yuē sān shí gōng lǐ.

  The airport is about thirty kilometres from the city centre.

• 市区的房子比郊区贵多了。

  shì qū de fáng zi bǐ jiāo qū guì duō le.

  Housing in the city is much more expensive than in the suburbs.

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