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街坊邻里

jiē fang lín lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
neighbors / the whole neighborhood
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-09d4d94a25816a7c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

街坊鄰里 街坊邻里 [jie1 fang5 lin2 li3] /neighbors/the whole neighborhood/

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Other forms in these source records: 街坊鄰里

  • 街
    jiē

    street / CL:條|条[tiáo]

  • 坊
    fāng

    lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway

    fáng

    workshop / mill / Taiwan pr. [fāng]

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 邻
    lín

    neighbor / adjacent / close to

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.