城
市

City in Chinese: 城市 (chéng shì)

chéng shì

city

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1city; town

Stroke order

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城
市

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 城市安睡了。

    chéng shì ān shuì le。

    The town slept.

  • 我想住在城市。

    wǒ xiǎng zhù zài chéng shì。

    I want to live in the city.

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Related words

市

shì

market

城

chéng

city walls

超市

chāo shì

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

市场

shì chǎng

marketplace

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

市长

shì zhǎng

mayor

市区

shì qū

urban district

城里

chénglǐ

In the city

城区

chéng qū

city district

城乡

chéng xiāng

city and countryside

城镇

chéng zhèn

town

都市

dū shì

city

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