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城里 (chénglǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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城里 (chénglǐ): In the city (s) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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城里 consists of 2 characters.

city wall; fortified city

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 城里.

Words with 城

城市chéng shìHSK 3
长城Cháng chéngHSK 4
商城Shāng chéng
城乡chéng xiāng
城区chéng qū
城堡chéng bǎo
城墙chéng qiáng
城邑chéng yì

Words with 里

公里gōng lǐHSK 4
哪里nǎ lǐ
夜里yè li
家里jiā lǐ
心里xīn li
怀里huái lǐ
手里shǒu lǐ
眼里yǎnli

Example Sentences with 城里

jūn军

duì队

zhù驻

zhā扎

zài在

chéng城

lǐ里

。

The army is stationed in the city.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

shì是

chéng城

lǐ里

de的

rè热

tā他

qù去

chéng城

lǐ里

wù务

gōng工

。

He went to the city to work.

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zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

shì是

chéng城

lǐ里

mén门

xuǎn选

zé择

，

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

duō多

rén人

pái排

duì队

。

This restaurant is a popular choice in the city, and there are always many people waiting in line.

tou头

hào号

shòu受

huān欢

yíng迎

de的

。

This restaurant is the most popular in the city.

zài在

zhè这

zuò座

xiǎo小

chéng城

lǐ里

，

rén人

men们

guò过

zhe着

rì日

fù复

yí一

rì日

de的

píng平

jìng静

shēng生

huó活

。

In this small town, people lead a peaceful life day after day.

nǐ你

rèn认

shi识

nà那

wèi位

cóng从

chéng城

lǐ里

huí回

lái来

chuàng创

yè业

de的

xiāng乡

qīn亲

ma吗

？

Do you know that fellow villager who returned from the city to start a business?

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

wèi位

guǎ寡

fù妇

zuì最

jìn近

bān搬

dào到

le了

chéng城

lǐ里

，

hé和

nǚ女

ér儿

yì一

qǐ起

zhù住

。

I heard that the widow recently moved to the city to live with her daughter.