shāng chéng
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我在网上商城买了一件衣服。
Wǒ zài wǎng shāng chéng mǎi le yī jiàn yī fú.
I bought a piece of clothing from an online shopping mall.
这个商城的东西很便宜。
Zhè ge shāng chéng de dōng xī hěn pián yí.
The things in this shopping mall are very cheap.
我经常去这个商城购物。
Wǒ jīng cháng qù zhè ge shāng chéng gòu wù.
I often go to this shopping mall to shop.
购物中心 (gòuwù zhōngxīn)
shopping mall
百货商店 (bǎihuò shāngdiàn)
department store
农村 (nóngcūn)
countryside
乡下 (xiāngxià)
countryside
The Chinese word 商城 (shāngchéng) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 商 (shāng) and 城 (chéng). The character 商 (shāng) originally meant "to trade" or "to do business", and it is often used in words related to commerce and trade. The character 城 (chéng) originally meant "a city" or "a walled city", and it is often used in words related to urban areas or buildings.When these two characters are combined to form the word 商城 (shāngchéng), the meaning changes slightly to refer specifically to a "shopping mall" or a "commercial complex". This is because a shopping mall is a place where people can go to buy goods and services, and it is often located in an urban area.The word 商城 (shāngchéng) is a relatively new word in the Chinese language, and it is thought to have originated in the early 20th century. It is now widely used in both mainland China and Taiwan to refer to shopping malls and commercial complexes.
