大城 (dài chéng) — major metropolis, great city; greater city (city and its environs)
Definition
Literary term for a 'great city / metropolis' — more formal and grander than 城市 ('city'). It is rarely used in everyday speech.
noun
major metropolisgreat citygreater city (city and its environs)
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 大城。Shàng hǎi shì yí zuò guó jì huà dài chéng.Shanghai is an international metropolis.
- 大城。Tā cóng xiǎo chéng shì bān dào le dài chéng.He moved from a small town to a big city.
- 大城。Zhè zuò dài chéng de jiāo tōng fēi cháng fā dá.The transportation in this great city is very developed.
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