How to say “city” in Chinese
city; city wall
“City” in Chinese is 城, chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
城 is read chéng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 成 chéng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “城”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 城. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你住在哪个城市nǐzhùzàinǎgechéngshìWhich city do you live in?
- 他昨天离开了这个城市tāzuótiānlíkāilezhègechéngshìHe left this city yesterday.
- 这个城市发展得很快zhègechéngshìfāzhǎndehěnkuàiThis city is developing very fast.
- 你对这个城市的印象怎么样？nǐduìzhègechéngshìdeyìnxiàngzěnmeyàngWhat's your impression of this city?
- 这个城市的交通很方便zhègechéngshìdejiāotōnghěnfāngbiànGetting around this city is easy.
- 这个城市有很多有名的景点。zhègechéngshìyǒuhěnduōyǒumíngdejǐngdiǎnThis city has many famous sights.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “City, suburbs, village”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “city” in Chinese?
“City” in Chinese is 城, pinyin chéng.
What does 城 mean?
城 (chéng) means “city; city wall”.
How do you write 城?
城 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 城?
城 is read chéng. Tones: chéng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“city” in the lesson “City, suburbs, village”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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