市立 (shì lì) — municipal; city-established

Definition

市立 means 'run by the city government' (municipal), typically used before nouns for public facilities like 医院 or 图书馆 to distinguish them from private or provincial ones.

adjective

municipalcity-established

Examples

市立。
Wǒ men qù le shì lì yī yuàn zuò jiǎn chá.
We went to the municipal hospital for a check-up.
市立。
shì lì Tú shū guǎn shōu cáng le hěn duō zhōng wén shū.
The municipal library has a large collection of Chinese books.
市立。
Zhè ge shì lì gōng yuán měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō yóu kè.
This municipal park has many visitors every day.

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