No. 8,114 in Chinese
city
A large and permanent human settlement, typically with infrastructure and governance.
In a sentence
这个城市的夜景非常美丽。
The night view of this city is very beautiful.
In this sentence, '城市' ['city'] refers to a populated metropolitan area, highlighting its characteristic of having attractions like nightscapes.
我们将从一个城市搬到另一个城市。
We will move from one city to another.
Here, '城市' ['city'] denotes urban areas as distinct locations people can migrate between.
许多城市在文化和经济上都有它们的独特性。
Many cities have their uniqueness in culture and economy.
In this sentence, '城市' ['city'] is used to refer to individual municipalities, each possessing distinct cultural and economic features.
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