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集市 (jí shì) — market; bazaar; fair

Definition

集市 is a traditional periodic market or bazaar, often in rural areas. 夜市 is a specific night-time market; 市场 is the general word for 'market' including abstract markets (e.g. job market).

noun
marketbazaarfair
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 集市。
    Zhè ge jí shì měi gè xīng qī tiān dōu yǒu.
    This market is held every Sunday.
  • 集市。
    Nóng cūn de jí shì mài de dōng xī hěn pián yi.
    Things sold at rural markets are very cheap.
  • 集市。
    Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù gēn mā ma qù jí shì mǎi cài.
    I've been going to the market with my mom to buy groceries since I was little.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

集jímarket
市shìmarket

集 and 市 both refer to a gathering place for trade, so together they mean a market.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
兮兮xībustling
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī市shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

Open 市 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Shopping & Errands

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