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city
Cheng District or Chengqu, a district of Shanwei City 汕尾市[Shan4 wei3 Shi4], Guangdong
town
city wall
castle
the Great Wall
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold
capital city
small town
semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates
ghost town
famous city
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It's very hard getting a taxi in this city.
Source: Tatoeba #1416167 · CC BY 2.0 FRI wouldn't buy a house in that part of town.
Source: Tatoeba #11136325 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis is an ancient castle.
Source: Tatoeba #10199250 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis is the town where he was born.
Source: Tatoeba #782373 · CC BY 2.0 FRI live in a big city.
Source: Tatoeba #334645 · CC BY 2.0 FRIs your school in this town?
Source: Tatoeba #332900 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.