市
shì
Meaning
- city
- market
Definition
城市，市场。也用于城市名称的后缀，如‘北京市’。
City; market. Also used as a suffix in city names, e.g., 'Beijing Municipality'.
Usage
可作名词，指代城市或市场。常用于构成复合词，如‘城市’、‘市场’。
Can be used as a noun referring to a city or market. Commonly used in compound words like 'city' and 'market'.
Examples
- 1 上海是一个繁华的市。 (Shanghai is a bustling city.)
- 2 这个市的空气质量很好。 (The air quality in this city is very good.)
- 3 他每天去市里上班。 (He goes to work in the city every day.)
- 4 市中心的交通很拥挤。 (Traffic in the city center is very congested.)
- 5 这个菜市场是本市最大的。 (This vegetable market is the biggest in this city.)
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