Chinese word

周边

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōu biān

Meaning

  • nounsurrounding area

Example

这个商场的周边有很多餐馆。zhè ge shāng chǎng de zhōu biān yǒu hěn duō cān guǎn

There are many restaurants around this shopping mall.

Illustration for 周边 (surrounding area)

More examples

新开地铁站带动了周边发展。xīn kāi dì tiě zhàn dài dòng le zhōu biān fā zhǎn

The newly opened subway station boosted development in the surrounding area.

Core concept

The local zone extending outward from a central place, covering what lies close enough to be part of its setting.

Common phrases

  • 周边地区zhōu biān dì qū

    surrounding area

  • 周边设施zhōu biān shè shī

    nearby facilities

  • 周边商圈zhōu biān shāng quān

    surrounding commercial district

Similar words

周围zhōu wéi: The area lying around and enclosing a central place or object.
附近fù jìn: A place or area within easy reach of a particular point.
旁边páng biān: The position or area right next to a person, object, or building.
四周sì zhōu: The surrounding area extending in all directions from a central place or object.

Definition in Chinese

环绕某物或地点的边缘地带，常用以指示近邻或可达的范围。huán rào mǒu wù huò dì diǎn de biān yuán dì dài cháng yòng yǐ zhǐ shì jìn lín huò kě dá de fàn wéi

Word origin

周 (zhōu, "around") + 边 (biān, "edge") presents a place as having an outer zone, which gives the word its nearby-area sense.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear "surrounding" as a strict physical border, but this word commonly covers the broader local setting used when discussing services, streets, or transport.

Other meanings

  • vicinitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 周边产品zhōu biān chán pǐnperipheral productsnoun
  • 周边服务zhōu biān fú wùperipheral servicesnoun

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