城市
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
城市 (chéngshì) · city
城市 (chéngshì) means “city”. It is written with 2 characters: 城 (city) + 市 (city). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 城市 is built
The characters
城 chéng · city
What 城 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 成 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
市 shì · city
What 市 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
北京是一个大城市。Běijīng shì yī gè dà chéngshì.Beijing is a big city.
你喜欢哪个城市？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge chéngshì?Which city do you like?
Questions about 城市
What does 城市 mean?
城市 (chéngshì) means “city”.
How do you pronounce 城市?
城市 is pronounced chéngshì.
Which HSK level is 城市?
城市 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
- 城堡chéngbǎocastle
- 城chéngcity
- 超市chāoshìsupermarket
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 市场shìchǎngmarket
- 市区shìqūcity center
- 市shìcity
Learn 城市 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.