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城市 (chéng shì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

城市 (chéng shì) is a Chinese word: city. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 城市

名 míng noun

city

这个城市有很多高楼大厦。

zhè ge chéng shì yǒu hěn duō gāo lóu dà shà

This city has many tall buildings.

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Word breakdown

城 chéng — walled city, fortification (physical structure)

Words with this character (4)

市 shì — market, marketplace (commercial/social function)

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 超市 chāo shì — supermarket HSK 1
    • 超 super, large-scale
    • 市 market
    Example

    我每周去超市买菜。

    wǒ měi zhōu qù chāo shì mǎi cài

    I go to the supermarket every week to buy groceries.

  • 2 市区 shì qū — urban area HSK 4
    Example

    他每天从郊区开车到市区上班。

    tā měi tiān cóng jiāo qū kāi chē dào shì qū shàng bān

    He drives from the suburbs to the urban area for work every day.

  • 3 市场 shì chǎng — market HSK 4
    • 市 market, commerce, trade
    • 场 place, venue, ground
    Example

    我们去市场买菜。

    wǒ men qù shì chǎng mǎi cài

    We go to the market to buy vegetables.

  • 4 夜市 yè shì — night market HSK 5
    • 夜 night (indicates the time when the market operates)
    • 市 market (indicates the type of place)
    Example

    我喜欢去夜市吃小吃。

    wǒ xǐ huan qù yè shì chī xiǎo chī

    I like going to night markets to eat snacks.

  • 5 市民 shì mín — citizen HSK 5
    • 市 city
    • 民 people/residents
    Example

    市民应该遵守交通规则。

    shì mín yīng gāi zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé

    Citizens should follow traffic rules.

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  • 6 上市 shàng shì — to go public, to be listed (on stock market) HSK 6
    • 上 to go up, to enter
    • 市 market
    Example

    这家公司计划明年上市。

    zhè jiā gōng sī jì huà míng nián shàng shì

    This company plans to go public next year.

  • 7 股市 gǔ shì — stock market HSK 6
    Example

    最近股市波动很大。

    zuì jìn gǔ shì bō dòng hěn dà

    The stock market has been very volatile recently.

  • 8 都市 dū shì — city HSK 6
    • 都 metropolis, emphasizing the urban/metropolitan nature
    • 市 city, providing the base meaning of urban settlement
    Example

    他喜欢都市生活。

    tā xǐ huan dū shì shēng huó

    He likes city life.

  • 9 市值 shì zhí — market capitalization HSK 7
    • 市 market
    • 值 value, worth, capitalization
    Example

    这家公司的市值已经超过了一万亿美元。

    zhè jiā gōng sī de shì zhí yǐ jīng chāo guò le yī wàn yì měi yuán

    This company's market capitalization has already exceeded one trillion US dollars.

  • 10 市场经济 shì chǎng jīng jì — market economy HSK 7
    • 市 market
    • 场 place/field (completes 'market')
    • 经 manage/administer (part of 'economy')
    • 济 aid/assist (completes 'economy')
    Example

    他们从计划经济转向了市场经济。

    tā men cóng jì huà jīng jì zhuǎn xiàng le shì chǎng jīng jì

    They transitioned from a planned economy to a market economy.

  • 11 直辖市 zhí xiá shì — municipality directly under the Central Government HSK 7
    • 直 direct (indicating direct administration without intermediary levels)
    • 辖 govern/administer (refers to administrative jurisdiction)
    • 市 city/municipality (indicates a municipal-level administrative division)
    Example

    中国有四个直辖市：北京、上海、天津和重庆。

    Zhōng guó yǒu sì ge zhí xiá shì Běi jīng Shàng hǎi Tiān jīn hé Chóng qìng

    China has four municipalities directly under the Central Government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

  • 12 集市 jí shì — marketplace HSK 7
    • 集 gather, assemble (the gathering of people)
    • 市 market, trading place (the commercial aspect)
    Example

    我们在集市上买了很多新鲜的水果。

    wǒ men zài jí shì shàng mǎi le hěn duō xīn xiān de shuǐ guǒ

    We bought a lot of fresh fruit at the marketplace.

Structure & writing
1 城 chéng — city wall

城 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 土 tǔ — soil; earth (mixture of sand, clay, etc. on the ground)
土 is a component in 76 characters
HSK 1
再 zài twice; a second time 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 在 zài to exist; to live 坐 zuò to sit (resting buttocks on a chair or other surface) 块 kuài lump; chunk; clump
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里 lǐ inner lining (of clothing, bedding, etc.); reverse side of a fabric
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周 zhōu periphery; circle 地 dì the Earth, one of the eight planets in the solar system 场 chǎng a place or large area suited for certain needs 坏 huài evil; vicious; destructive 走 zǒu to walk; (of birds or animals) to move the feet forward alternately
HSK 3
城 chéng city wall 境 jìng border; boundary; frontier
HSK 4
压 yā to press down on an object (often from above) 圾 jī used in 垃圾: ① refuse, trash, waste matter; ② fig. harmful elements in society 址 zhǐ location of a building; foundation 垃 lā used in 垃圾 (lājī): ① garbage, refuse ② (attributive) worthless or harmful 基 jī foundation; base of a building
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堂 táng main hall; large imposing room 堵 dǔ to block; to obstruct 塑 sù to model; to sculpt 填 tián to fill up or level a hollow place 增 zēng to increase (opposite of 减) 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals 社 shè earth deity, and the place, day, and rites for worshipping it in ancient times 肚 dù belly; abdomen
HSK 5
均 jūn even; equal 型 xíng mold; model 域 yù territory; domain within defined boundaries 培 péi to heap soil around the base of a plant or embankment 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things
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墙 qiáng wall (built of brick, stone, etc. to support a roof or divide spaces)
HSK 6
吐 tǔ to spit out (something from the mouth) 坛 tán raised platform used for ceremonies such as sacrifices or military oaths, typically built of earth and stone 坡 pō slope; incline 埋 mái to cover with sand, soil, or other material 塔 tǎ pagoda (Buddhist tower, originally housing sacred relics, polygonal or square with tapering tiers)
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壁 bì wall 壤 rǎng loose, soft soil 尘 chén dust, flying dirt 庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement
HSK 7
啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 坊 fāng lane or alley (used in urban street names) 坎 kǎn one of the Eight Trigrams, symbol '☵', representing water 坑 kēng pit; hollow depression
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坝 bà dam or embankment built to block or protect against a river 坟 fén grave mound; burial mound 坠 zhuì to fall; to drop down 坦 tǎn flat and wide 坪 píng flat open ground 坷 kě (lit.) used in '坎坷': ① (of roads) bumpy and uneven (opposite of '平坦'); ② figuratively, hardship and frustration; going poorly; unfulfilled 垄 lǒng ridge of soil in a ploughed field for planting crops 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 垦 kěn to reclaim wasteland, to open up land for cultivation 垫 diàn to prop up, pad, or line something to raise, thicken, level, or insulate it 垮 kuǎ to collapse, to cave in 堕 duò to fall, to drop down 堡 bǎo fort; fortress 堤 dī embankment; dike built along a river, lake, or sea 堪 kān can; be able to; be worthy of 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 塘 táng embankment; dike 墅 shù villa; garden-style residence for leisure (usually in suburbs or scenic areas) 墓 mù grave; tomb 墟 xū ruins; a deserted place formerly inhabited by many people 墨 mò ink stick (made from soot or pine smoke); also the liquid ink made by grinding it with water 寺 sì ancient government office 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 杜 dù birchleaf pear tree (a deciduous tree with small, astringent fruit, used as main rootstock for grafting pears) 灶 zào stove or cooking range made of brick, earth, stone, or metal 牡 mǔ male (of birds and animals, opposite of 牝) 疆 jiāng border, boundary 睦 mù harmonious; amicable 赤 chì red; a shade slightly lighter than vermilion
1.2 成 chéng — to accomplish; to succeed; to complete (opposite of 败)
成 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 3
城 chéng city wall
HSK 4
诚 chéng sincere, genuine (of one's heart or intentions)
HSK 6
盛 shèng prosperous; flourishing

Stroke order

2 市 shì — marketplace; place for trading
市 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet')

consists of

2.1 亠 tóu — top/lid radical, a cover or cap shape
亠 is a component in 22 characters
HSK 1
亮 liàng bright; luminous 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 市 shì marketplace; place for trading 脑 nǎo brain (the main part of the nervous system, located in the cranial cavity, comprising cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, etc.) 高 gāo tall; high (opposite of 'low')
HSK 2
交 jiāo to hand over; to transfer to the relevant party 旁 páng side; nearby 离 lí to be separated by; to be apart from
HSK 3
育 yù to give birth to 言 yán (lit.) to speak; to say
HSK 4
产 chǎn to give birth 京 jīng capital city of a country 夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 弃 qì to abandon, to discard 恼 nǎo to anger; to make angry
HSK 5
享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain 充 chōng full; sufficient
HSK 6
帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology 毫 háo fine, pointed hair on a person or animal
HSK 7
亩 mǔ mǔ, a Chinese unit of area (1 mǔ = 666.7 m²; 10 fēn = 1 mǔ; 100 mǔ = 1 qǐng) 亭 tíng pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden 玄 xuán black; dark-colored
2.2 巾 jīn — cloth used for wiping, wrapping, or covering things
巾 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 1
市 shì marketplace; place for trading 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 常 cháng ordinary, common, general
HSK 2
帮 bāng to help; to assist
HSK 3
刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 带 dài ribbon, strip, or belt-shaped object
HSK 4
帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank 帽 mào hat; cap (worn on the head for warmth, shade, protection, or decoration) 幅 fú width of cloth, wool, or silk fabric
HSK 5
币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 幕 mù large piece of cloth, silk, or felt used as a cover; tent
HSK 6
佩 pèi to wear (on one's person); to carry at one's side 吊 diào to hang; to suspend 帆 fān sail (cloth on a ship's mast to catch the wind) 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology
HSK 7
帐 zhàng curtain; canopy; tent (made of cloth or other material for shelter) 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 帖 tiě invitation card 帘 lián curtain or screen made of cloth, bamboo, reed, etc. 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime
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帜 zhì flag; banner 帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 幄 wò (lit.) tent; canopy 幢 zhuàng measure word for buildings 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something

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