弄堂 (lòng) — alleyway, lane (especially in Shanghai's old residential neighborhoods)

Definición

A narrow alleyway or lane, specifically the kind found in old residential neighborhoods of Shanghai. The character 弄 is read here as lòng, not the more common nòng ('to do').

noun
alleywaylane (especially in Shanghai's old residential neighborhoods)
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Ejemplos

  • 弄堂
    Shàng hǎi de lǎo lòng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gù shi.
    There are many stories in Shanghai's old alleyways.
  • 弄堂
    Zhè tiáo lòng hěn zhǎi, zhǐ néng zǒu yí gè rén.
    This alley is very narrow — only one person can walk through.
  • 弄堂
    Xiǎo shí hou wǒ cháng zài lòng lǐ hé xiǎo huǒ bàn men wán.
    When I was little, I often played in the alley with my friends.

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