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街区

jiē qū · jie qu

Traditional 街區

Meaning

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  1. block; neighborhood
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Is there a post office here?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，这个(zhège)街区(jiēqū)有(yǒu)邮局(yóujú)吗(ma)？

    Excuse me, is there a post office on this block?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)两个(liǎnggè)街区(jiēqū)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Yes. Walk two blocks ahead and you are there.

  3. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)要(yào)寄(jì)一封(yīfēng)信(xìn)。

    Great! I need to mail a letter.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)星期天(xīngqītiān)，邮局(yóujú)不(bù)开门(kāimén)。

    But today is Sunday. The post office is closed.

  5. Leon

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)在(zài)这个(zhège)街区(jiēqū)逛逛(guàngguang)吧(ba)。

    Oh? Then I will walk around this block first.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)住(zhù)在(zài)一(yí)个(gè)街(jiē)区(qū)之(zhī)外(wài)，名(míng)叫(jiào)苏(sū)珊(shān)。

She lives a block away and her name is Susan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

走(zǒu)过(guò)两(liǎng)个(gè)街(jiē)区(qū)，然(rán)后(hòu)左(zuǒ)转(zhuǎn)。

Walk two blocks, and turn left.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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