chéng
gēn

archaic
place
technical

Meaning of 城根

城根 means the area immediately adjacent to a city wall; the base or foot of a city wall. Pronounced chéng gēn.

  • the area immediately adjacent to a city wall; the base or foot of a city wall

Definitions & Examples

shí
hou
 
chéng
gēn
dài
cháng
yǒu
xiǎo
fàn
zuò
shēng
 

In ancient times, vendors often did business in the area near the city wall.

men
yán沿
zhe
chéng
gēn
sàn
 
xīn
shǎng
lǎo
de
jiàn
zhù
 

We took a walk along the base of the city wall, admiring the ancient architecture.

Zhè
lǎo
zhào
piàn
pāi
de
jiù
shì
dāng
nián
de
chéng
gēn
r
 

This old photo shows what the base of the city wall looked like back then.

Chéng
qiáng
wài
miàn
kào
jìn
chéng
gēn
de
fang
cǎo
cóng
shēng
 

The ground near the base of the city wall outside is overgrown with weeds.

Fáng
gōng
shì
zhí
xiū
dào
le
chéng
gēn
xià
 

The defensive fortifications were built all the way to the foot of the city wall.

Relations

Measure Words

/ piàn
Primary
/ dài