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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

城市 [chéngshì]
  1. 1. noun city

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

城市 [chéngshì]
  1. 1. town (or city)
    城市规划
    city planning
    城市环境
    urban environment
    城市居民
    city dwellers; urban population

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

城市 [chéngshì]
  1. 1. 人口集中,居民以非农业人口为主,工商业、交通运输比较发达的地区。通常是周边地区的政治、经济、文化中心。

Examples

城市街头随处可见城市雕塑。
Sculptures can be seen everywhere in the city.
随着城市的发展,城市热岛效应越来越严重了。
With the city development, "urban heat island" effect becomes more and more severe.
每个城市都有每个城市自己的市舌。
Every city has its own complicated dialect.
滨海城市
a city bordering on the sea
一个工业城市的勃兴
the vigorous growth of an industrial town
撤离一座城市
evacuate a city
城市环境
urban environment
这个城市越来越繁盛了。
The city is becoming more and more prosperous.

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