Chinese word dictionary

自治区

zìzhìqū · autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified自治区

Traditional自治區

Pinyinzìzhìqū

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

自zì

self; private, personal; from

治zhì

to administer, to govern, to regulate

区qū

area, district, region, ward; surname

How to learn 自治区

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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自己zìjǐ

oneself; (attributive) one's own

来自láizì

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

小区xiǎoqū

housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell

自行车zìxíngchē

bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

大自然dàzìrán

nature (the natural world)

郊区jiāoqū

Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 Shi4], Anhui; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Yangquan City 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4], Shanxi; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi; suburban district; outskirts; suburbs