胡同 (hú tòng) — lane, alley (especially the historic residential laneways found in Beijing)
Definition
A hutong is a narrow lane or alley, usually associated with old Beijing neighborhoods. It is more culturally specific than 巷, which is a general word for any lane.
noun
lanealley (especially the historic residential laneways found in Beijing)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 胡同。Běi jīng yǒu hěn duō yǒu míng de lǎo hú tòng.Beijing has many famous old hutongs.
- 胡同。Wǒ men yán zhe nà tiáo hú tòng yì zhí zǒu dào jìn tóu.We walked along that alley all the way to the end.
- 胡同。Zhè tiáo hú tòng lǐ yǒu yí gè yǒu qù de kā fēi guǎn.There is an interesting café in this hutong.
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