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城市 chéng shì city / town / CL:座[zuo4]
城镇 chéng zhèn town / cities and towns
市井 shì jǐng marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people
集镇 jí zhèn town
聚落 jù luò settlement / dwelling place / town / village
城 chéng city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
鎭 zhèn variant of 鎮|镇[zhen4] / town
街上 jiē shang on the street / in town
小镇 xiǎo zhèn small town / village
三峡 Sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
公交车 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4]
县城 xiàn chéng county seat / county town
进城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work)
小城 xiǎo chéng small town
潮州 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3], with famous cuisine / Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
城市规划 chéng shì guī huà town planning
香格里拉 Xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-La (mythical location) / Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan / formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham
里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower
北斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
同乡 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province
阿伦 A1 lún Aalen, town in Germany
镇长 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff
田中 Tián zhōng Tianzhong or Tienchung Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname)
重镇 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc)
乡里 xiāng lǐ one's home town or village
返乡 fǎn xiāng to return to one's home town
边城 biān chéng border town / remote town
周庄 Zhōu zhuāng Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
城关镇 Chéng guān zhèn Chengguan town (common place name)
市集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town
市镇 shì zhèn small town
沙田 Shā tián Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
关西 Guān xī Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
茅台 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
金宝 Jīn bǎo Campbell (name) / Kampar, town in the state of Perak, Malaysia
纽伦堡 Niǔ lún bǎo Nürnberg or Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany
荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town
赌城 dǔ chéng casino town / nickname for Las Vegas
西贡 Xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong
丽江古城 Lì jiāng gǔ chéng Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)
大林 Dà lín Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
自家人 zì jiā rén sb with whom one is on familiar terms / sb from the same place (same house, same town etc) / one of us
亦庄 Yì zhuāng Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality
吹箫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob
新塘 Xīn táng Xintang, common town or village name / Xintang village in Guangdong province
波恩 Bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
招摇过市 zhāo yáo guò shì to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
伍子胥 Wǔ Zǐ xū Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu / famous as destitute refugee begging in Wu town, cf 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
凤凰古城 Fèng huáng Gǔ chéng Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
白帝城 Bái dì chéng Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
莺歌 Yīng gē Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
开普敦 Kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa)
虎门镇 Hǔ mén Zhèn Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tai4 ping2], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 Shi4], Guangdong
卫星城 wèi xīng chéng "satellite" town / edge city / exurb
小汤山 Xiǎo tāng shān Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
依云 Yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France
新都桥 Xīn dū qiáo Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
冈山 Gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
埔里 Bù lǐ Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
北屯 Běi tún Beitun city or town in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
死城 sǐ chéng ghost town
万人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out
南安普敦 Nán ān pǔ dūn Southampton, town in south England
布鲁日 Bù lǔ rì Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium
樟木 Zhāng mù Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border
市议员 shì yì yuán town councilor / city councilor / alderman
昆阳 Kūn yáng Kunyang town and former county in Yunnan
藩镇 fān zhèn lit. fence town / buffer region (between enemies) / Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]
瑞芳 Ruì fāng Ruifang or Juifang town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
新市镇 xīn shì zhèn new town / planned community
潮洲 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
浩特 hào tè nomadic camp / town or village (Mongolian: khot)
庞培 Páng péi Pompeium, Roman town in Bay of Naples destroyed by eruption of Vesuvius in 79 / Pompey (Roman general)
本埠 běn bù this city / this town
街谈巷议 jiē tán xiàng yì (idiom) town gossip / streetcorner conversations
布莱顿 Bù lái dùn Brighton, town in England
周庄镇 Zhōu zhuāng Zhèn Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
金沙镇 Jīn shā zhèn Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
乡 xiāng country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)
镇 zhèn to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)
满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town
吴市吹箫 Wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
吹箫乞食 chuī xiāo qǐ shí to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
社鼠城狐 shè shǔ chéng hú lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls / fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people
庞贝 Páng bèi Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy
阿拉斯 A1 lā sī Arras, town in northern France
那曲 Nǎ qū Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet
哈利法克斯 Hā lì fǎ kè sī Halifax (name) / Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada / Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England
宜山 Yí shān former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
老城 lǎo chéng old town / old district of a city
金沙 Jīn shā Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou / Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
楼兰 Lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1]
白河 Bái hé Baihe County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi / Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
通霄 Tōng xiāo Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
大吉岭 dà jí lǐng Darjeeling, town in India
布雷斯特 bù léi sī tè Brest, westernmost town in France
定日 Dìng rì Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
江孜 Jiāng zī Gyangzê / town and county, Tibetan: Rgyal rtse, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
鲁汶 Lǔ wèn Leuven (a town in Belgium famous for its university)
明德镇 Míng dé zhèn Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
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