tòng

同

Character · Noun

alley; lane

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

noun

dialect

Used exclusively in the compound word "胡同" to refer to narrow residential streets, especially in northern China.

Běi北

jīng京

de的

hú胡

tòng同

hěn很

yǒu有

tè特

sè色

。

The alleys in Beijing have very distinctive features.

Wǒ我

men们

jiā家

zhù住

zài在

yī一

tiáo条

ān安

jìng静

de的

hú胡

tòng同

lǐ里

。

Our family lives in a quiet alley.