- city; town
- CL:座[zuo4]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- city
- town
This meaning refers to a large human settlement that is typically characterized by significant infrastructure, population density, and cultural development.
Běi jīng北京shì是Zhōng guó中国de的shǒu dū首都,zuò wéi作为yī一gě个dà chéng shì大城市,yōng yǒu拥有fēng fù丰富de的lì shǐ历史hé和xiàn dài huà现代化de的shè shī设施。
Beijing is the capital of China and, as a large city, it has a rich history and modern facilities.
This meaning denotes a smaller human settlement compared to a city, usually with a more close-knit community and fewer amenities.
The residents of this town are very friendly, and everyone knows each other.
There are many beautiful sceneries in the town, and I really like the tranquility there.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chéng shì guī huà城市规划city planningdà chéng shì大城市large citychéng shì城市shēng huó生活urban lifechéng shì huà城市化urbanizationchéng shì城市jiāo tōng交通urban transportationchéng shì城市zhōng xīn中心city centerchéng shì城市jiàn shè建设city constructionchéng shì城市wén huà文化urban culturechéng shì城市lǜ huà绿化urban greeningchéng shì城市rén kǒu人口urban populationchéng shì城市kāi fā开发city developmentshēng tài chéng shì生态城市eco-citylì shǐ yōu jiǔ历史悠久de的chéng shì城市historic cityguó jì国际dà dū shì大都市international metropolis