南京城 (nán jīng chéng) — the city of Nanjing; Nanjing (as a historic capital)
Definition
Literally 'Nanjing city,' used for the walled historic capital itself rather than just the modern municipality. Implies the old city with its Ming-era walls, more historical than neutral 南京.
noun
the city of NanjingNanjing (as a historic capital)
Examples
- 南京城。Wǒ xiǎo shí hou qù guò yí cì nán jīng chéng.I went to the city of Nanjing once when I was little.
- 南京城。nán jīng chéng De chéng qiáng yǒu liù bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ.The city wall of Nanjing has a history of over six hundred years.
- 南京城。Tā zài nán jīng chéng zhù le shí nián.He lived in Nanjing city for ten years.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
南 and 京 form the old capital name, and 城 adds the city sense.
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