大都市 dà dū shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ daai6 dou1 si5
- metropolis
- large city
- megacity
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大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
都
- 全都 quán dōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄡ cyun4 dou1 all
- 大都 dà dōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 大都 dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 都市 dū shì ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ dou1 si5 city; metropolis
- 都会 都會 dū huì ㄉㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ dou1 wui6 city
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- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 三都 Sān dū ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨ saam1 dou1 see 三都水族自治县
- 上都 Shàng dū ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨ soeng6 dou1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
- 中都 Zhōng dū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ zung1 dou1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
- 于都 Yú dū ㄩˊ ㄉㄨ jyu1 dou1 see 于都县
- 京都 Jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 京都 jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 capital (of a country)
- 伯都 bó dōu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡ baak3 dou1 (archaic) (dialect) tiger
- 信都 Xìn dū ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨ seon3 dou1 see 信都区
- 古都 gǔ dū ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ gu2 dou1 ancient capital
- 商都 Shāng dū ㄕㄤ ㄉㄨ soeng1 dou1 see 商都县
- 国都 國都 guó dū ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ gwok3 dou1 national capital
- 尧都 堯都 Yáo dū ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨ jiu4 dou1 see 尧都区
- 大都 Dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- 奠都 diàn dū ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨ din6 dou1 to determine the position of the capital
市
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
- 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
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- 市容 shì róng ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ si5 jung4 appearance of a city
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
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- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
- 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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许多 許多 欧洲 歐洲 的 大都市 饱受 飽受 “ 甜甜圈 现象 現象 ” 困扰 困擾 。
Many of Europe's metropolises are plagued by the doughnut phenomenon.
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要 在 一个 一個 像 东京 東京 一样 一樣 的 大都市 里 裡 过活 過活 ， 不 借钱 借錢 是 很 困难 困難 的 。
It's really difficult to survive in a big city like Tokyo without going into debt.
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