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都市

dū shì · du shi

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. city; metropolis
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A book about the city

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)书(shū)？

    What book are you reading?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)叫(jiào)都市(dūshì)生活(shēnghuó)。

    This book is called City Life.

  3. Leon

    都市(dūshì)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 都市 mean?

  4. Dengdeng

    都市(dūshì)就是(jiùshì)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)城市(chéngshì)，比如(bǐrú)北京(běijīng)和(hé)上海(shànghǎi)。

    A 都市 is a very big city, like Beijing and Shanghai.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)住(zhù)在(zài)都市(dūshì)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Then do we live in a city?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)房租(fángzū)这么(zhème)贵(guì)！

    Right, so the rent is this expensive!

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In a sentence

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01

交(jiāo)通(tōng)是(shì)都(dū)市(shì)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)主(zhǔ)要(yào)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Traffic is a major urban problem.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)是(shì)向(xiàng)都(dū)市(shì)前(qián)进(jìn)。

Our plans are to advance toward the city.

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

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