# 周边 (zhōubiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 周边 (zhōubiān) means “surrounding; periphery”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: surrounding; periphery
- Pinyin: zhōubiān (zhou1 bian1)
- Traditional: 周邊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 小区周边的环境很安静，交通也很方便。
  Xiǎoqū zhōubiān de huánjìng hěn ānjìng, jiāotōng yě hěn fāngbiàn.
  The environment around the community is quiet and transport is very convenient.

## Characters

- [周](https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-week/) (zhōu): week; circle
- [边](https://hanziro.com/word/bian-side/) (biān): side; edge

https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-bian-surrounding/

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