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jiāoqū

郊区jiāoqūjiāoqū
suburb
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Usages of jiāoqū

我wǒ　爷爷yéye　和hé　奶奶nǎinai　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。wǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　交通jiāotōng　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　很hěn　拥挤yōngjǐ，　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　比较bǐjiào　轻松qīngsōng。zhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.
他tā　打工dǎgōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn，　但是dànshì　他tā　自己zìjǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。tā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
现在xiànzài　交通jiāotōng　很hěn　发达fādá，　从cóng　郊区jiāoqū　到dào　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　地铁dìtiě　常常chángcháng　很hěn　满mǎn，　要yào　坐zuò　四十sìshí　分钟fēnzhōng，　比bǐ　公交车gōngjiāochē　方便fāngbiàn。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bú　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bú nàme yōngjǐ.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.
大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　参观cānguān　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　博物馆bówùguǎn。zhōumò wǒmen xiǎng qù jiāoqū cānguān yí gè xiǎo bówùguǎn.
On the weekend we want to go to the suburbs to visit a small museum.
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