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大都市 (dà dū shì): Big city (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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大 • dà • big • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
dà大

big

都 • dū • both; all • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
dū都

both; all

市 • shì • market; city • HSK 3.0 · L3
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shì市

market; city

Word Info

Pinyindà dū shì
Meaningbig city, metropolis
Characters3
Syntaxnoun
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Example Sentences with 大都市

shàng上
hǎi海
shì是
yī一
gè个
dà大
dū都
shì市
。
Shanghai is a big city.
dà大
dū都
shì市
de的
shēng生
huó活
jié节
zòu奏
xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
xiàng向
wǎng往
dà大
dū
hěn
很
kuài快
。
The pace of life in a big city is very fast.
都
shì市
de的
fán繁
huá华
yǔ与
jī机
huì会
。
Many young people yearn for the prosperity and opportunities of a big city.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 大都市.

Words with 大
  • 大学dà xuéuniversity; college
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
  • 大家dà jiāeverybody
  • 大人dà renadult
  • 大小dà xiǎodimension
  • 大衣dà yīovercoat
  • 大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
  • 大厅dà tīnghall
Words with 都
  • 全都quán dōuall
  • 首都shǒu dūcapital (city)
  • 大都dà dūDadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
  • 都市dū shìcity; metropolis
Words with 市
  • 城市chéng shìcity
  • 超市chāo shìsupermarket
  • 市区shì qūurban district
  • 夜市yè shìnight market
都会
dūh uì
Metropolis / Urban area
  • 药都yào dūMedicine Capital (a city known for its pharmaceutical industry)
  • 都行dōu xíngeither is fine, anything works
  • 大都会dà dū huìmetropolis; big city
    • 市场
    shì chǎng
    market
  • 市民shì míncity resident
  • 上市shàng shìto hit the market (of a new product)
  • 股市gǔ shìstock market