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What does 市 mean in Chinese?

市 (shì) means "market; city" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 市?

市 is pronounced "shì" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 市?

Common words with 市 include 上市 (to hit the market (of a new product)), 三亚市 (Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan), 三明市 (Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian), 三河市 (Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei), 三藩市 (San Francisco (California)).

How do you write 市?

市 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 巾. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

市 (shì) — market | Chinese Dictionary

市

shì

market; city

HSK 2classifier5 strokes

Character Breakdown

市 = 亠 + 巾

A cloth banner marks the market — city, market

Radical: 巾 (no. 50)Strokes: 5

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Definitions

(classifier) market
city

Classifier: 个 (gè)

Example Sentences

我住在北京市。

Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng shì

I live in Beijing City

Words Containing 市

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
上市	shàng shì	to hit the market (of a new product)	HSK 6
三亚市	Sān yà shì	Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三明市	Sān míng shì	Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
三河市	Sān hé shì	Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
三藩市	Sān fān shì	San Francisco (California)
三重市	Sān chóng shì	Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
上海市	Shàng hǎi shì	Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬\|沪
上虞市	Shàng yú shì	Shangyu county level city in Shaoxing 紹興\|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
上饶市	Shàng ráo shì	Shangrao prefecture level city in Jiangxi
下关市	Xià guān shì	Shimonoseki (Japan)

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不振(bù zhèn)— lacking in vitality

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亮相(liàng xiàng)— to strike a pose (Chinese opera)

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倒把(dǎo bǎ)— to play the market

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Grammar Notes

More and More (越来越)HSK 2

Subject + 越来越 + Adjective/Verb + 了

Existential 有 SentencesHSK 3

Place + 有 + (Number + Measure Word) + Noun

First...Then (先...再/然后)HSK 3

先 + Verb₁，再/然后 + Verb₂

Serial Verb ConstructionHSK 4

Subject + Verb1 (+ Object1) + Verb2 (+ Object2)

The More...The More (越...越)HSK 4

Subject + 越 + V1/Adj1, 越 + V2/Adj2 OR Subject + 越来越 + Adj

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 2

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Frequently Asked Questions

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