市市

shì

HSK 2HSK 2 (Write)Most Common

Basic Meaning

often used in compound words

market; place for buying and selling

做买卖或集中做买卖的地方。

Words:

市场夜市菜市牲口市集市

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(ge)市(shì)场(chǎng)很(hěn)热(rè)闹(nao)，有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)在(zài)买(mǎi)东(dōng)西(xi)。
This market is very lively, with many people buying things.
晚(wǎn)上(shàng)我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)夜(yè)市(shì)吃(chī)小(xiǎo)吃(chī)吧(ba)。
Let's go to the night market to eat snacks in the evening.

refers to municipalities or cities under provincial jurisdiction

city (as an administrative division)

名行政区划单位，分直辖市和省辖市等。设市的地方都是工商业集中处或政治、文化的中心。

Words:

北京市唐山市直辖市省辖市

Sentences:

北(běi)京(jīng)市(shì)是(shì)中(zhōng)国(guó)的(de)首(shǒu)都(dū)。
Beijing City is the capital of China.
唐(táng)山(shān)市(shì)在(zài)河(hé)北(běi)省(shěng)。
Tangshan City is in Hebei Province.

used in specific measurement terms

pertaining to the Chinese traditional system of weights and measures

属于我国度量衡市用制的。

Words:

市尺市斤市斗市升市两

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(ge)苹(píng)果(guǒ)重(zhòng)一(yī)市(shì)斤(jīn)。
This apple weighs one Chinese jin.
他(tā)用(yòng)市(shì)尺(chǐ)量(liáng)了(le)布(bù)的(de)长(cháng)度(dù)。
He measured the length of the cloth with a Chinese foot ruler.

general term for city

city; urban area

城市。

Words:

都市市容市政市郊市民

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(ge)都(dū)市(shì)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)高(gāo)楼(lóu)大(dà)厦(shà)。
This city has many tall buildings.
市(shì)民(mín)们(men)喜(xǐ)欢(huān)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)散(sàn)步(bù)。
Citizens enjoy walking in the park.

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city; urban area; metropolis

supermarket

mayor