red-light district; area of concentrated sex venues
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
red-light district; area in a city where sex/pornography venues are concentrated
Standard neutral term for areas with brothels, adult entertainment venues, and sex-related businesses. While the topic is adult/sensitive, the term itself is register-neutral and used in formal news reports, geography, and urban studies.
Ā阿
mǔ姆
sī斯
tè特
dān丹
de的
hóng红
dēng灯
qū区
shì是
shì世
jiè界
wén闻
míng名
de的
。
Amsterdam's red-light district is world-famous.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
zài在
zhěng整
dùn顿
zhè这
gè个
qū区
yù域
de的
hóng红
dēng灯
qū区
。
The police are currently cracking down on the red-light district in this area.
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Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
céng曾
jīng经
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
hěn很
dà大
de的
hóng红
dēng灯
qū区
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
gǎi改
zào造
le了
。
This city once had a very large red-light district, which has now been redeveloped.