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Meaning of 市

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Pinyin: shì
English Definition: market; city; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①做买卖或做买卖的地方:开市。菜市。市井(街,市场)。市曹。市侩(旧指买卖的中间人、唯利是图的奸商;现泛指贪图私利的人)。
②买:市义。市恩(买好,讨好)。
③人口密集的行政中心或工商业、文化发达的地方:城市。都市。市镇。
④一种行政区划,有中央直辖和省(自治区)辖等:北京市。南京市。
⑤中国人民习惯使用的度量衡单位:市制。市尺。市斤。
Total strokes: 5; Radical:
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
    • [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Similar Characters: 巿
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Example Words
城市 chéng shì city; town; Classifiers:
市场 shì chǎng marketplace; market (also in abstract)
市场经济 shì chǎng jīng market economy
市民 shì mín city resident
市政府 shì zhèng city hall; city government
More: 市* | *市 | *市*
Example Sentences
1
I live in the city center.
2
My home is in the city.
3
There is a supermarket over there.
4
We still need to go to the supermarket.
5
The warehouse is located downtown.