How to say “city” in Chinese
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“City” in Chinese is 城市, chéng shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
城市 is read chéng shì: 2 syllables. 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 “城市”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 城市. 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 words from the lesson “An unfamiliar city”
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 城市, pinyin chéngshì.
What does 城市 mean?
城市 (chéngshì) means “city”.
How do you write 城市?
城市 is 2 characters: 城 (chéng) — city; city wall; 市 (shì) — market, city. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 城市?
城市 is read chéngshì. Tones: chéng — second tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“city” in the lesson “An unfamiliar city”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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