tòng

衕

Character · Noun

used in "hutong" (alley)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

used in "hutong" (alley, lane)

This character is not used independently; it only appears in the word 胡同 (hutong), referring to narrow streets or alleys, especially in Beijing.

Zhè这
tiáo条
tòng衕
hěn很
zhǎi窄
 。

This alley is very narrow.

Běi北
jīng京
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
hú衚
tòng衕
 。

Beijing has many old hutongs.

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Hú衚
tòng衕
shì是
lǎo老
Běi北
jīng京
de的
tè特
sè色
 。

Hutongs are a characteristic feature of old Beijing.