urban area; city proper
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
urban area; city proper; downtown
formalRefers to the built-up, central part of a city, often characterized by high population density and infrastructure, as opposed to suburbs or rural areas.
Shì市
qū区
de的
shēng生
huó活
jié节
zòu奏
hěn很
kuài快
。
The pace of life in the urban area is very fast.
Gōng公
sī司
zǒng总
bù部
wèi位
yú于
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
de的
lǎo老
shì市
qū区
。
The company's headquarters is located in the old city proper downtown.
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Tā他
men们
yī一
jiā家
gāng刚
bān搬
lí离
shì市
qū区
，
zhù住
dào到
le了
jiāo郊
qū区
。
Their family just moved away from the city proper to live in the suburbs.
Zhè这
fú幅
dì地
tú图
xiáng详
xì细
biāo标
zhù注
le了
shì市
qū区
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
jiē街
dào道
。
This map labels all the streets in the city area in detail.