城市
مستوى HSK 3
بينيين: chéng shì
ترجمة: مدينة
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相比城市，我更喜欢乡下。 xiāng bǐ chéng shì ， wǒ gēng xǐ huān xiāng xià . I prefer the countryside to the city.
上海市是中国最大的城市之一。 shàng hǎi shì shì zhōng guó zuì dà de chéng shì zhī yī. Shanghai is one of the largest cities in China.
这个城市很美丽。 zhè ge chéng shì hěn měi lì. This city is very beautiful.
市区 (shìqū) urban area
都会 (dūhuì) metropolis
The Chinese word 城市 (chéngshì) for "city" is composed of two characters: 城 (chéng) and 市 (shì). The character 城 originally meant "fortified wall" or "city wall", and it is composed of two parts: 土 (tǔ), meaning "earth" or "soil", and 夨 (gōng), which is a phonetic component. The character 市 originally meant "market" or "marketplace", and it is composed of two parts: 阜 (fù), meaning "mound" or "hill", and 舌 (shé), which is a phonetic component.When the two characters 城 and 市 are combined to form 城市, the meaning changes to "city". This is because a city is typically a large settlement that has a fortified wall or city wall, as well as a market or marketplace. The character 城市 is often used in contrast to the character 乡村 (xiāngcūn), which means "countryside" or "rural area".
