都
市

City in Chinese: 都市 (dū shì)

dū shì

city

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Definitions

  1. 1city; metropolis

Stroke order

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都
市

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨ

dū

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他从小就在大都市里长大。

    tā cóng xiǎo jiù zài dà dū shì lǐ zhǎng dà。

    He grew up in a big city from a young age.

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Related words

都

dōu

all

市

shì

market

超市

chāo shì

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

城市

chéng shì

city

市场

shì chǎng

marketplace

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

市长

shì zhǎng

mayor

市区

shì qū

urban district

大都

dà dōu

for the most part

全都

quán dōu

all

上市

shàng shì

to hit the market (of a new product)

市民

shì mín

city resident

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