- 郊区 jiāoqū suburbssuburban district; outskirts; the area surrounding a city that is under the city's jurisdiction
- 郊外 jiāowài outskirtsthe countryside around a city; the area located outside the urban center
- 城郊 chéngjiāo suburbsThe area surrounding a city; outskirts
- 市郊 shìjiāo suburbsuburb; outskirts; the area surrounding a city that falls under its jurisdiction
- 近郊 jìnjiāo suburbsthe outskirts or environs of a city that are closest to the urban area
- 东郊 dōngjiāo eastern suburbsThe outskirts or suburban areas to the east of a city.
- 郊游 jiāoyóu outingan excursion or field trip
- 远郊 yuǎnjiāo outer suburbsThe remote outskirts of a city; areas that are far from the city center.
- 荒郊 huāngjiāo desolate outskirtsdesolate outskirts of a town; wild area outside a city
- 郊野 jiāoyě countrysideopen area outside a city; fields and wilderness far from a town center
- 荒郊野外 huāngjiāoyěwài the wildernessdesolate outskirts and wild land; the middle of nowhere
- 四郊 sìjiāo suburbsthe area surrounding a city; outskirts
- 南郊区 nánjiāoqū Nanjiao DistrictNanjiao District of [[大同市|大同市|da4 tong2 shi4]] city, Shanxi province
- 郊县 jiāoxiàn suburban countyA county located in the suburbs of a city and under that city's jurisdiction.
- 郊原 jiāoyuán open countryopen country or plains outside a town
- 郊寒岛瘦 jiāohándǎoshòu cold Jiao and thin DaoAn idiom describing a style of poetry that is austere, bleak, or harsh, originally used by the poet [[苏轼|蘇軾|su1 shi4]] to describe the works of Tang dynasty poets [[孟郊|孟郊|meng4 jiao1]] and [[贾岛|賈島|jia3 dao3]]
- 四郊多垒 sìjiāoduōlěi to be under siegeliterally meaning 'ramparts on all sides'; describes a situation where enemy forces are closing in from all directions or the homeland is constantly under threat of invasion; can also metaphorically describe facing many competitors
- 乐郊 lèjiāo paradiseland of joy and peace; a place where one can live happily
- 京郊 jīngjiāo suburbs of a capitalThe suburban areas or outskirts of a national capital city
- 京郊日报 jīngjiāorìbào Beijing Suburbs DailyBeijing Suburbs Daily, a newspaper in operation from 1980 to 2018
- 孟郊 mèngjiāo Meng JiaoTang dynasty poet and essayist (751-814) known for his concise and often bitter poetry; he is frequently associated with the poet [[贾岛|賈島|jia3 dao3]] under the phrase "Jiao is cold and Dao is thin".
- 岛瘦郊寒 dǎoshòujiāohán shabby appearanceshabby and meager appearance, referring to a style of poetry or person that is plain, lean, and lacking in vigor
- 乡郊 xiāngjiāo rural area(Hong Kong) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe
- 近郊区 jìnjiāoqū suburbsuburbs; city outskirts
- 远郊区 yuǎnjiāoqū outer suburbsA suburban region located far away from the city center.
- 郊坰 jiāojiōng countrysidecountryside; open fields; wild areas away from the city
- 郊狼 jiāoláng coyotecoyote; a species of canine native to North America (Canis latrans)
- 郊甸 jiāodiàn suburbsThe outskirts of a city or the areas surrounding a national capital; suburbs.
- 郊社 jiāoshè traditional ritual sacrificesTraditional state sacrifices to Heaven at the winter solstice and to the Earth at the summer solstice; also known as [[郊祀|郊祀|jiao1 si4]].
- 郊祀 jiāosì offer sacrifices; sacrificial ritualTo offer, or the ceremony of offering, imperial sacrifices to Heaven and Earth in the suburbs of the capital
- 郊迎 jiāoyíng to welcome a guest outside the cityto go beyond the city limits to greet and welcome an arriving guest as a gesture of high respect
- 陈与郊 chényǔjiāo Chen YujiaoChen Yujiao (1544–1611), a famous Ming dynasty playwright and poet from Haining, Zhejiang; he held the government position of Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and is known for plays such as "The Cherry Dream" and "The Spirit Treasure Sword".
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