Usage note
城区表示城市里比较中心的区域。
chéng qū biǎo shì chéng shì lǐ bǐ jiào zhōng xīn de qū yù。
城区 means the central urban area of a city.
Context note
城区常用于地理、交通和生活。
chéng qū cháng yòng yú dì lǐ 、 jiāo tōng hé shēng huó。
It is often used in geography, transport, and daily life.
5 examples
我们住在城区。
wǒ men zhù zài chéng qū。
We live in the city center.
城区交通很方便。
chéng qū jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn。
Traffic in the city area is convenient.
城区有很多商店。
chéng qū yǒu hěn duō shāng diàn。
There are many shops in the city area.
学校在城区里。
xué xiào zài chéng qū lǐ。
The school is in the city area.
城区比郊区热闹。
chéng qū bǐ jiāo qū rè nào。
The city area is livelier than the suburbs.
5 mini stories
他们搬到了城区居住。
tā men bān dào le chéng qū jū zhù。
They moved to live in the city area.
城区里的路比较宽。
chéng qū lǐ de lù bǐ jiào kuān。
The roads in the city area are relatively wide.
晚上城区很热闹。
wǎn shàng chéng qū hěn rè nào。
The city area is busy at night.
老师带学生认识城区。
lǎo shī dài xué shēng rèn shi chéng qū。
The teacher took the students to learn about the city area.
城区里有许多公共场所。
chéng qū lǐ yǒu xǔ duō gōng gòng chǎng suǒ。
There are many public places in the city area.
Mini dialogue
住在哪里
A
你家在城区还是郊区？
Nǐ jiā zài chéngqū háishì jiāoqū?
Is your home in the urban area or the suburbs?
B
我家在城区，离学校很近。
Wǒ jiā zài chéngqū, lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My home is in the urban area, very close to school.
周末计划
A
周末我们去城区玩吧。
Zhōumò wǒmen qù chéngqū wán ba.
Let's go to the urban area to have fun this weekend.
B
好，城区有很多好玩的地方。
Hǎo, chéngqū yǒu hěn duō hǎowán de dìfang.
Okay, the urban area has many fun places.
Related words and contrasts
similar
城市
chéng shì
city
A large town, the area a 城区 is part of.
opposite
乡下
xiāng xià
countryside
A rural area, the opposite of an urban area.