# 郊外 (jiāowài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 郊外 (jiāowài) means “outskirts; suburbs; countryside”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: outskirts; suburbs; countryside
- Pinyin: jiāowài (jiao1 wai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 郊外的空气比市中心新鲜得多。
  Jiāowài de kōngqì bǐ shìzhōngxīn xīnxiān de duō.
  The air in the outskirts is much fresher than in the city center.

## Characters

- 郊 (jiāo): suburbs; outskirts
- [外](https://hanziro.com/word/wai-outside/) (wài): outside; foreign

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-wai-outskirts/

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