城里人 (chéng lǐ rén) — city dwellers; townspeople
Definition
Word for people who live in a city, often used in contrast with 农村人 to highlight differences in lifestyle and pace between urban and rural China.
noun
city dwellerstownspeople
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 城里人。Hěn duō chéng lǐ rén xǐ huan zhù zài shì zhōng xīn.Many city dwellers like living in the city center.
- 城里人。chéng lǐ rén De shēng huó jié zòu bǐ nóng cūn kuài.The pace of life of city dwellers is faster than in the countryside.
- 城里人，。Wǒ shì chéng lǐ rén, dàn xiǎng qù nóng cūn zhù yí duàn shí jiān.I am a city dweller, but want to go live in the countryside for a while.
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