jiēshì

街市

Word · Noun

shopping district; commercial street area

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

shopping district; commercial street area

neutral

Refers specifically to a downtown or urban area with a concentration of shops, markets, and businesses. Implies a bustling, retail-focused environment.

Zhōu周
mò末
de的
jiē街
shì市
zǒng总
shì是
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
gòu购
wù物
de的
rén人
 。

The shopping district is always crowded with shoppers on weekends.

Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
de的
jiē街
shì市
suī虽
rán然
bù不
dà大
 ,
dàn但
shāng商
diàn店
zhǒng种
lèi类
hěn很
qí齐
quán全
 。

Although the town's commercial area is not large, it has a very complete variety of shops.

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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
gǎi改
zào造
lǎo老
chéng城
qū区
de的
jiē街
shì市
 ,
ràng让
tā它
biàn变
de得
gèng更
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
 。

The government plans to renovate the commercial district in the old city area to make it more modern.