大都市 (dà dū shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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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
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More common words that include characters from 大都市.
Words with
大
大学
Dà xué
university; college
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
大家
dà jiā
everybody
大人
dà ren
adult
大小
dà xiǎo
dimension
大衣
dà yī
overcoat
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大厅
dà tīng
hall
Words with
都
全都
quán dōu
all
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
大都
Dà dū
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
都市
dū shì
city; metropolis
Words with
市
城市
chéng shì
city
超市
chāo shì
supermarket
市区
shì qū
urban district
夜市
yè shì
night market
都会
dūh uì
Metropolis / Urban area
药都
yào dū
Medicine Capital (a city known for its pharmaceutical industry)
都行
dōu xíng
either is fine, anything works
大都会
dà dū huì
metropolis; big city
市场
shì chǎng
market
市民
shì mín
city resident
上市
shàng shì
to hit the market (of a new product)
股市
gǔ shì
stock market
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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
hěn
很
xǔ
许
duō
多
nián
年
qīng
轻
rén
人
xiàng
向
wǎng
往
dà
大
dū
都
kuài
快
。
The pace of life in a big city is very fast.
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.
