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市 (shì): city

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HSK 3noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: city
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 5
Radical: 巾
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

market
city
municipality (administrative unit)
to buy and sell goods
market
marketplace
city
municipality (administrative unit)
(literary) to trade
(literary) to trade
to buy and sell goods

Chinese explanation

集中买卖商品的地方，如菜市、集市
城市，人口集中、工商业发达的地区，如市区、市民
行政区划单位，如北京市、市级。

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I go to the market to buy groceries.

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