ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.city (within the city wall)
我的家在东城。
My home is in the eastern part of the city.
内城很繁华。
The inner city is very prosperous.
外城的风景很好。
The scenery in the outer city is very good.
- 2
n.(as opposed to countryside) town
大学城很热闹。
The university town is very lively.
周末我们要去古城游玩。
We are going to visit the ancient city this weekend.
城乡差距在逐渐缩小。
The gap between urban and rural areas is gradually narrowing.
- 3
n.city wall; wall
长城
the Great Wall
城外
outside the city
- 4
n.large commercial center
服装城
garment mall
家电城
household appliance store
商城
mall
Words and phrases with 城
- 城垣[word]city wall
- 城里人[word]townsfolk
- 城市管理[word]city management
- 城管[word]City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau; member of the City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau
- 城市群[word]city cluster
- 城市垃圾[word]town refuse
- 城镇[word]cities and towns
- 城市[word]city
- 城建[word]urban construction
- 城下之盟[idiom]terms accepted under duress
- 城狐社鼠[idiom]foxes in the city walls and rats on the altars
Word usage
- common measure word"城" is often matched with measure word "座".
一座城
one city