都会 (dū huì) — metropolis, big city

Definition

都会 (dūhuì) means 'metropolis' — a large, modern, cosmopolitan city. It emphasizes big-city character more than 城市 (any city) and is more literary than 都市.

noun
metropolisbig city
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Shàng hǎi shì yí zuò guó jì dà dū huì.
    Shanghai is an international metropolis.
  • Hěn duō nián qīng rén xǐ huan dào dà dū huì qù gōng zuò.
    Many young people like to go to big cities to work.
  • 都会
    Zhè zuò dū huì de yè jǐng fēi cháng měi lì.
    The night view of this metropolis is very beautiful.

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