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市中心

shì zhōng xīn · shi zhong xin

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Meaning

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  1. city center
  2. downtown
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Downtown plans

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)家(jiā)离(lí)市中心(shìzhōngxīn)远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is your home far from downtown?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)远(yuǎn)，坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)市中心(shìzhōngxīn)。

    Not far. It's twenty minutes by subway to downtown.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)市中心(shìzhōngxīn)玩(wán)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go play downtown tomorrow.

  4. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！可是(kěshì)市中心(shìzhōngxīn)周末(zhōumò)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Sure! But downtown is too crowded on weekends.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)，八点(bādiǎn)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Then let's go early and arrive at eight.

  6. Dengdeng

    八点(bādiǎn)？商店(shāngdiàn)十点(shídiǎn)才(cái)开门(kāimén)呢(ne)！

    Eight? The shops only open at ten!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)离(lí)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)不(bù)远(yuǎn)处(chù)租(zū)了(le)间(jiān)公(gōng)寓(yù)。

She rented an apartment close to downtown.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)的(de)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)人(rén)特(tè)别(bié)多(duō)，走(zǒu)路(lù)都(dōu)很(hěn)困(kùn)难(nan)。

Downtown is especially crowded on weekends, and even walking is difficult.

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