都市
dū shì
Pinyin

Definition

都市
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dū shì
  1. city
  2. metropolis

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

城市
chéng shì
  1. 1 city
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 classifier: 座 zuò
都
Dū
  1. 1 surname Du
上市
shàng shì
  1. 1 to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. 2 to float (a company on the stock market)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
佛山市
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]

Idioms (8)

偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
绑赴市曹
bǎng fù shì cáo
  1. 1 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution

Sample Sentences

你说，深山海边是哪里危险嘛？都市里能发生的危险应该比深山海边还多吧，还有，危险的地方也不是只有鬼月危险吧？
nǐ shuō ，shēnshān hǎibiān shì nǎli wēixiǎn ma ？dūshì lǐ néng fāshēng de wēixiǎn yīnggāi bǐ shēnshān hǎibiān hái duō ba ，háiyǒu ，wēixiǎn de dìfang yě bù shì zhǐyǒu guǐ yuè wēixiǎn ba ？
How are the mountainous areas and the seashore dangerous? More dangerous things could happen in the city then in mountainous areas and at the seashore, no? And also, dangerous places aren't just dangerous during Ghost Month, no?
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是啊，毕竟设计是为人服务的，不论是产品设计或室内装潢，甚至是都市规划。就像你们的杂志，也是很专业地用文字艺术为社会大众服务，所以销售量才能够在业界和一般大众的市场上都排名最高啊。
shì a ，bìjìng shèjì shì wèirén fúwù de ，bùlùn shì chǎnpǐn shèjì huò shìnèi zhuānghuáng ，shènzhì shì dūshì guīhuà 。jiù xiàng nǐmen de zázhì ，yě shì hěn zhuānyè de yòng wénzì yìshù wèi shèhuì dàzhòng fúwù ，suǒyǐ xiāoshòuliàng cái nénggòu zài yèjiè hé yībān dàzhòng de shìchǎng shàng dōu páimíng zuì gāo ā 。
Yes, design is providing people with a service, whether it is product design or interior design, or even urban planning. Just like your magazine, providing a service for the public with your professional use of the art of words, and that's how you manage to stay at the top of both the business and public sales rankings.
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也不能怪你，在都市里生活，很少会用到农历吧。
yě bù néng guài nǐ ，zài dūshì lǐ shēnghuó ，hěnshǎo huì yòng dào nónglì ba 。
I guess I can't blame you, living in a city, you rarely get to use the lunar calendar.
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我喜欢都市生活。
wǒ xǐhuan dūshì shēnghuó 。
I like city life.
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你看看你，都市人的毛病就是都不亲近大自然！你就是都不出门才浑身是病，成天腰酸背痛。
nǐ kàn kan nǐ ，dūshì rén de máobìng jiùshì dōu bù qīnjìn dàzìrán ！nǐ jiùshì dōu bù chūmén cái húnshēn shì bìng ，chéngtiān yāo suān bèi tòng 。
Trust you, typical city slicker afraid to get close to nature! It's because you're always locked up indoors that you're always ill, that's why your hips and back are always so sore.
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都市人太不懂得享受大自然的恩赐了，阳光、花香、空气都是不用钱的，偏偏要去百货公司、咖啡馆人挤人。
dūshì rén tài bù dǒngde xiǎngshòu dàzìrán de ēncì le ，yángguāng 、huāxiāng 、kōngqì dōu shì búyòng qián de ，piānpiān yào qù bǎihuò gōngsī 、kāfēiguǎn rén jǐ rén 。
Urbanites don't really understand how to enjoy nature's gifts. The sun, the scent of flowers and fresh air are all free, but they prefer to go to crowded department stores and cafes.
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欲望都市
Yùwàng dūshì
Sex and the City
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目标消费群为都市白领。他们一定都熟悉一句经典名言“钻石是女人最好的朋友”。
mùbiāo xiāofèi qún wèi dūshì báilǐng 。tāmen yīdìng dōu shúxī yī jù jīngdiǎn míngyán “zuànshí shì nǚrén zuìhǎo de péngyou ”。
Our target consumer market is white-collar city dwellers. They will certainly all be familiar with the classic saying, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”.
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都市型男
dūshì xíngnán
Metrosexual man.
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上海的陆家嘴到了，大家跟着我下车，一起来领略一下现代化大都市的风采。
Shànghǎi de Lùjiāzuǐ dào le ，dàjiā gēn zhe wǒ xiàchē ，yīqǐ lái lǐnglüè yīxià xiàndàihuà dàdūshì de fēngcǎi 。
This is Shanghai's Lujiazui area. Everyone follow me off the bus and come have a taste of the metropolitan elegance of the big city.
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