shì

HSK 2
common

Meaning of

市 means market; fair; trading place; to trade; to buy and sell. Pronounced shì. HSK 2.

  • market; fair; trading place
  • to trade; to buy and sell
  • city; town; urban area

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

jiā
jìn
yǒu
hěn
de
cài
shì
 

There is a very big vegetable market near my home.

Zhōu
de
shí
hou
 
men
guǎng
shì
 

We go to the night market on weekends.

Xiàn
zài
de
shì
háng
qíng
tài
wěn
dìng
 

The current market conditions for rice are not very stable.

shì
shàng
mǎi
le
xiē
xīn
xiān
shuǐ
guǒ
 

He went to the market and bought some fresh fruit.

Zhè
ge
shì
kāi
le
hěn
jiǔ
 
shēng
zhí
hěn
hǎo
 

This market has been open for a long time and business has always been good.