Examples
wǒ我de的jiā家zài在nà那zuò座chéng shì城市de的jiāo wài郊外.
我的家在那座城市的郊外.
My house is on the outskirts of town.
前几天，东京郊外发生了件可怕的事情。
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.
《莫斯科郊外的晚上》以一个E小三和弦开头。
"Moscow Nights" begins with an E minor triad.