街市 jiē shì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ gaai1 si5
- downtown area
- commercial district
- (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
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街
- 上街 shàng jiē ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ soeng5 gaai1 to go onto the streets
- 大街 dà jiē ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ daai6 gaai1 street
- 临街 臨街 lín jiē ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ lam4 gaai1 facing the street
- 街坊 jiē fāng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄤ gaai1 fong1 neighborhood
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
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- 街头 街頭 jiē tóu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ gaai1 tau4 street
- 逛街 guàng jiē ㄍㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ kwaang3 gaai1 to take a walk
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 仆街 pū jiē ㄆㄨ ㄐㄧㄝ puk1 gaai1 drop dead!
- 扫街 掃街 sǎo jiē ㄙㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ sou3 gaai1 to sweep the streets
- 横街 橫街 héng jiē ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝ waang4 gaai1 side street
- 炸街 zhà jiē ㄓㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zaa3 gaai1 (slang) (of a car driver) to engage in noisy, disruptive showboating
- 当街 當街 dāng jiē ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dong1 gaai1 in the middle of the street
- 站街 zhàn jiē ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zaam6 gaai1 (of a prostitute) to walk the streets to solicit customers
- 骂街 罵街 mà jiē ㄇㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ maa6 gaai1 to shout abuses in the street
- 老街 Lǎo jiē ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ lou5 gaai1 Lao Cai, Vietnam
- 花街 huā jiē ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ faa1 gaai1 red-light district
- 街上 jiē shang ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄕㄤ gaai1 soeng6 on the street
- 街区 街區 jiē qū ㄐㄧㄝ ㄑㄩ gaai1 keoi1 block; neighborhood
- 街巷 jiē xiàng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄤˋ gaai1 hong6 streets and alleys
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
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 花街柳巷 huā jiē liǔ xiàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ faa1 gaai1 lau5 hong6 (idiom) red-light district
- 街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng yì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧˋ gaai1 taam4 hong6 ji5 (idiom) town gossip
- 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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他 在 街市 卖 賣 鱼 魚 卖 賣 了 许多 許多 年 了 ， 这些 這些 年来 年來 每逢 星期二 都会 都會 在 街市 见到 見到 他 。
For years he has been at the market every Tuesday morning with his fish stall.
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