Definition
市井 is a literary term for 'marketplace' or 'town', but it carries a cultural flavor of everyday life among ordinary people — the streets, the bazaar, the hustle and bustle of common folk. In classical and modern literature, it often sets a scene of humble, authentic, or even rough-and-tumble urban life. You'll encounter it in formal writing, historical fiction, or social commentary, not in casual conversation.
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marketplacetown (literary)the streets (as a setting for everyday common life)
Examples
- 市井。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shēngdòng de miáohuì le shì jǐng shēnghuó.This novel vividly depicts marketplace life.
- 市井,。shì jǐng xiǎomín de rìzi suīrán xīnkǔ, què chōngmǎn rénqíngwèi.The days of common marketplace folk are hard but full of human warmth.
- 市井。Zhège gùshì fāshēng zài gǔdài shì jǐng zhī zhōng.This story takes place in an ancient marketplace.
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