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“downtown” in Chinese

Chinese

Also市中心 (shì zhōng xīn)

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì qū

Example

从火车站走到市区大约十分钟。cóng huǒ chē zhàn zǒu dào shì qū dà yuē shí fēn zhōng

It takes about ten minutes to walk from the train station to downtown.

Illustration for 市区 (downtown)

How to say “downtown” in Chinese

“Downtown” in Chinese is 市区 (shì qū).

A city's connected settled area where people live, work, and shop, rather than its outer countryside.

Full entry for 市区: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 市区

市区居民通常更容易乘坐公共交通上班。shì qū jū mín tōng cháng gèng róng yì chéng zuò gōng gòng jiāo tōng shàng bān

Downtown residents usually find it easier to take public transportation to work.

Tips for using 市区

  • In travel conversations, this word can refer to the broader built-up part of a city, even when the destination is not the main business center.

Other Chinese words for “downtown”

我们住在市中心。wǒ men zhù zài shì zhōng xīn

We live downtown.

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