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市 (shì): Market — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 市

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 市

市 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
市
亠tóu
巾jīn
市=
4.

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5.

How to Use 市

Places for buying and selling

In words for places where goods are traded, 市 means market or marketplace.

超市 • chāo shì • supermarket • HSK 3
HSK 3
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 市

集市 • jí shì • market
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jí集
shì市
7.

Example Sentences

zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
qù去
shì市
chǎng

Information

Pinyinshì
Meaningmarket; city
Strokes5
Radical巾
Traditional市
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#117
Zhuyinㄕˋ
UnicodeU+5E02
CangjieYLB
亠tóu
+巾jīn
chāo超
shì市

supermarket

市场 • shì chǎng • market • HSK 5
HSK 5
shì市
chǎng场

market

夜市 • yè shì • night market • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yè夜
shì市

night market

股市 • gǔ shì • stock market • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
gǔ股
shì市

stock market

City and urban life

In words about cities and urban areas, 市 refers to a city or its administrative area.

城市 • chéng shì • city • HSK 3
HSK 3
chéng城
shì市

city

市区 • shì qū • urban district • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shì市
qū区

urban district

市民 • shì mín • city resident • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
shì市
mín民

city resident

都市 • dū shì • city; metropolis • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
dū都
shì市

city; metropolis

Market-related concepts

In words about financial or economic markets, 市 indicates market-related value or activity.

市值 • shì zhí • market value • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shì市
zhí值

market value

市场经济 • shì chǎng jīng jì • market economy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shì市
chǎng场
jīng经
jì
上市 • shàng shì • to hit the market (of a new product) • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
shàng上
shì市

to hit the market (of a new product)

market

直辖市 • zhí xiá shì • municipality directly under the central government
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhí直
xiá辖
shì市

municipality directly under the central government

场
mǎi买
cài菜
。

We go to the market to buy vegetables on weekends.

shì市
zhèng政
gōng工
chéng程
zhèng正
zài在
shī施
gōng工
。

The municipal engineering is under construction.

wǒ我
men们
qù去
yè夜
shì市
chī吃
xiǎo小
chī吃
ba吧
。

Let's go to the night market for snacks.

zhè这
ge个
shì市
hěn很
dà大
，
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
rén人
。

This city is very big and has many people.

zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
gāo高
lóu楼
dà大
shà厦
。

This city has many tall buildings.

济

market economy

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