mountain city; hillside city
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a city built on or against a mountain; mountain city
Often used to describe cities with significant mountainous terrain, most notably Chongqing.
Chóng重
qìng庆
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
shān山
chéng城
。
Chongqing is a famous mountain city.
Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
chéng城
fēng风
jǐng景
yōu优
měi美
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
wú无
shù数
yóu游
kè客
。
This mountain city boasts beautiful scenery and attracts countless tourists.
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Shān山
chéng城
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
jiàn建
shè设
wǎng往
wǎng往
bǐ比
píng平
yuán原
chéng城
shì市
gèng更
kùn困
nan难
。
Transportation construction in mountain cities is often more difficult than in cities on plains.
Tā他
zài在
xī西
nán南
de的
yí一
zuò座
shān山
chéng城
lǐ里
zhù住
le了
yī十
shí年
。
He lived in a mountain city in the southwest for ten years.