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城 (chéng): city, town

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HSK 4noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: city, town
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 9
Radical: 土
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

city walls
city
town
city
town
city wall

Chinese explanation

城市，人口集中、工商业发达的地方
城墙，古代用来保护城市的墙
城镇，比乡村大、比城市小的地方。

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Example sentences

The city walls of this city are very old.

They took a walk along the city walls.

Ancient cities all had solid city walls.

The city walls protected the city from enemy attacks.

This city wall was built in the Ming Dynasty.

This city is very big.

We go into town to buy things.

The city wall is very high.

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