Chinese symbol for “outskirts”
郊外
jiāo wài
outskirts
The closest CC-CEDICT match for outskirts is 郊外 (jiāo wài), defined as: outskirts.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “outskirts”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郊区 (郊區) | jiāo qū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs |
| 近郊 | jìn jiāo | suburbs; outskirts |
| 郊 | jiāo | suburbs; outskirts |
| 四郊 | sì jiāo | suburb; outskirts (of town) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 郊外.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郊区 (郊區) | jiāo qū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs |
| 市郊 | shì jiāo | outer city; suburb |
| 近郊 | jìn jiāo | suburbs; outskirts |
| 城郊 | chéng jiāo | suburbs; outskirts of a city |
| 郊游 (郊遊) | jiāo yóu | to go for an outing; to go on an excursion |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
See also: Japanese symbol for “outskirts”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.