区 (qū) means Area (region - district - distinguish). Below are 24 of the 56 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
郊 区 的空气比较好。
Jiāoqū de kōngqì bǐjiào hǎo.
The air in the suburbs is better.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 郊区
这个地 区 以前很穷。
Zhège dìqū yǐqián hěn qióng.
This area used to be very poor.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 穷
两者的 区 别很明显。
Liǎng zhě de qūbié hěn míngxiǎn.
The difference between the two is clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 明显
小 区 的设施很齐全。
Xiǎoqū de shèshī hěn qíquán.
The residential compound has complete facilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 设施
幼儿园就在小 区 里。
Yòu'éryuán jiù zài xiǎoqū lǐ.
The kindergarten is inside the residential compound.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 幼儿园
这个地 区 资源贫乏。
Zhège dìqū zīyuán pínfá.
This region is poor in resources.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贫乏
这两个词很难 区 分。
Zhè liǎng ge cí hěn nán qūfēn.
These two words are hard to tell apart.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区分
请 区 分事实和看法。
Qǐng qūfēn shìshí hé kànfǎ.
Please distinguish facts from opinions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区分
这个 区 域禁止停车。
Zhège qūyù jìnzhǐ tíngchē.
Parking is forbidden in this zone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区域
这个地 区 盛产水果。
Zhège dìqū shèngchǎn shuǐguǒ.
This region abounds in fruit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盛产
温带地 区 四季分明。
Wēndài dìqū sìjì fēnmíng.
The temperate zone has four distinct seasons.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 温带
这一带都是住宅 区 。
Zhè yídài dōu shì zhùzhái qū.
This whole area is residential.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 住宅
这两个词有什么 区 别？
Zhè liǎng ge cí yǒu shénme qūbié?
What is the difference between these two words?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 区别
我看不出它们的 区 别。
Wǒ kàn bu chū tāmen de qūbié.
I cannot see the difference between them.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 区别
南方地 区 雨水比较多。
Nánfāng dìqū yǔshuǐ bǐjiào duō.
Southern regions get more rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 地区
这个地 区 以农业为主。
Zhège dìqū yǐ nóngyè wéi zhǔ.
This region is mainly agricultural.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 农业
这里是有名的游览 区 。
Zhèlǐ shì yǒumíng de yóulǎn qū.
This is a famous sightseeing area.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 游览
政策向农村地 区 倾斜。
Zhèngcè xiàng nóngcūn dìqū qīngxié.
The policy tilts towards rural areas.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倾斜
那架飞机在山 区 失事。
Nà jià fēijī zài shānqū shī shì.
That plane crashed in the mountains.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失事
小 区 的物业服务不错。
Xiǎoqū de wùyè fúwù búcuò.
The estate's property management service is pretty good.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 物业
这个地 区 以畜牧为主。
Zhège dìqū yǐ xùmù wéi zhǔ.
This region is mainly given over to animal husbandry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 畜牧
这个地 区 的气候很干燥。
Zhège dìqū de qìhòu hěn gānzào.
The climate in this region is very dry.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 地区
赤道地 区 全年都很炎热。
Chìdào dìqū quán nián dōu hěn yánrè.
The equatorial region is hot all year round.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 赤道
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区 appears in 56 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 区 used in a sentence?
This page shows 56 sentences using 区 (qū, "Area (region - district - distinguish)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 区 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 区 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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