城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 HSK 3 入門級 · Level 1
- city; town
- CL: 座 zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
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城
- 商城 shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 shopping center
- 城区 城區 chéng qū ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ sing4 keoi1 city district
- 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 city wall
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
- 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ sing4 zan3 town
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- 长城 長城 Cháng chéng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ coeng4 sing4 the Great Wall
- 众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
- 上城 Shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng5 sing4 see 上城区
- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 交城 Jiāo chéng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄥˊ gaau1 sing4 see 交城县
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 任城 Rèn chéng ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ jam6 sing4 see 任城区
- 倾城 傾城 qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 sing4 coming from everywhere
- 内城 內城 nèi chéng ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ noi6 sing4 inner castle
- 全城 quán chéng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 whole city
- 南城 Nán chéng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ naam4 sing4 see 南城县
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 古城 gǔ chéng ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ gu2 sing4 ancient city
- 名城 míng chéng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ming4 sing4 famous city
- 商城 Shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 see 商城县
市
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
- 市区 市區 shì qū ㄕˋ ㄑㄩ si5 keoi1 urban district
- 市场 市場 shì chǎng ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ si5 coeng4 marketplace; market; bazaar
- 市容 shì róng ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ si5 jung4 appearance of a city
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- 市民 shì mín ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
- 市立 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si5 laap6 municipal
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 市面 shì miàn ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ si5 min6 the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
- 股市 gǔ shì ㄍㄨˇ ㄕˋ gu2 si5 stock market
- 超市 chāo shì ㄔㄠ ㄕˋ ciu1 si5 supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
- 都市 dū shì ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ dou1 si5 city; metropolis
- 菜市场 菜市場 cài shì chǎng ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ coi3 si5 coeng4 food market
- 市场经济 市場經濟 shì chǎng jīng jì ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ si5 coeng4 ging1 zai3 market economy
- 超级市场 超級市場 chāo jí shì chǎng ㄔㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 supermarket
- 休市 xiū shì ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕˋ jau1 si5 to close the market (for a holiday or overnight etc)
- 全市 quán shì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ cyun4 si5 whole city
- 利市 lì shì ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ lei6 si5 business profit
- 北市 Běi Shì ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ bak1 si5 (Tw) Taipei (abbr. for 台北市)
- 升市 shēng shì ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ sing1 si5 rising prices
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
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- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5 lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
- 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 gwok3 king1 sing4 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- 胸无城府 胸無城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 jau5 sing4 fu2 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
- 绑赴市曹 綁赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo ㄅㄤˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠˊ bong2 fu6 si5 cou4 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
- 海市蜃楼 海市蜃樓 hǎi shì shèn lóu ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
- 门庭若市 門庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ mun4 ting4 joek6 si5 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
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- 偶语弃市 偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì ㄡˇ ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ngau5 jyu5 hei3 si5 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
- 欺行霸市 qī háng bà shì ㄑㄧ ㄏㄤˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄕˋ hei1 hang4 baa3 si5 (idiom) to dominate the market through unfair, coercive or monopolistic practices
- 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
- 招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo guò shì ㄓㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ziu1 jiu4 gwo3 si5 (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
Example sentences
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城市 安 睡 了 。
The town slept.
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我 想 住 在 城市 。
I want to live in the city.
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我 喜欢 喜歡 大城市 。
I like big cities.
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我 不 喜欢 喜歡 大城市 。
I dislike big cities.
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她 想 住 在 城市 里 裡 。
She wants to live in the city.
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