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城市chéngshìchéngshì
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Usages of chéngshì

我wǒ　住zhù　的de　城市chéngshì　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　很hěn　安静ānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de chéngshì bú dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.
在zài　这zhè　个gè　国家guójiā，　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　都dōu　有yǒu　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán。zài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.
她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　上shàng　的de　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　都dōu　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。tā juéde shìjiè shàng de hěnduō chéngshì dōu hěn yǒuyìsi.
She thinks many cities in the world are very interesting.
我wǒ　家jiā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　北běi　边bian，　去qù　公司gōngsī　要yào　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　一会儿yíhuìr。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
他tā　住zhù　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　南nán　边bian。tā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　这个zhège　城市chéngshì　北边běibian　的de　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan qù zhège chéngshì běibian de gōngyuán sànbù.
On weekends we like to go to the park in the north of this city to take a walk.
明天Míngtiān　我wǒ们men　在zài　火车站huǒchēzhàn　见面jiànmiàn，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　坐zuò　火车huǒchē　去qù　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　南边nánbian　的de　公园gōngyuán。Míngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiànmiàn, ránhòu yìqǐ zuò huǒchē qù zhè gè chéngshì nánbian de gōngyuán.
Tomorrow we’ll meet at the train station and then take a train together to the park in the south of this city.
她tā　不bú　太tài　习惯xíguàn　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　火车站huǒchēzhàn，　总是zǒngshì　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　走错zǒucuò　路lù。tā bú tài xíguàn zhè gè chéngshì de huǒchēzhàn, zǒngshì zài lǐmiàn zǒucuò lù.
She isn’t very used to this city’s train station and always goes the wrong way inside.
他tā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三sān　年nián　了le。tā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
He has lived in this city for three years.
我wǒ　希望xīwàng　明年míngnián　能néng　跟gēn　室友shìyǒu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　别的biéde　城市chéngshì　旅lǚ游yóu。wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　公园gōngyuán　周围zhōuwéi　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　好hǎo，　这zhè　跟gēn　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　文化wénhuà　也yě　有yǒu　关系guānxi。wǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.
我wǒ　去qù　过guo　那nà　个gè　城市chéngshì　三sān　次cì　了le，　每měi　次cì　都dōu　觉得juéde　很hěn　有yǒu　意思yìsi。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　好hǎo　多duō。wǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.
I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.
明天míngtiān　是shì　我们wǒmen　城市chéngshì　很hěn　特别tèbié　的de　节日jiérì。míngtiān shì wǒmen chéngshì hěn tèbié de jiérì.
Tomorrow there is an important holiday in our city.
自从zìcóng　我wǒ　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　以后yǐhòu，　这zhè　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　过guò　春节Chūnjié。zìcóng wǒ láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐhòu, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhèlǐ guò Chūnjié.
Since I came to this city, this is the first time I’ve spent Spring Festival here.
他tā　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　已经yǐjīng　三sān　年nián　了le。tā láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐjīng sān nián le.
He came to this city three years ago.
那个nàge　城市chéngshì　的de　公园gōngyuán　很hěn　安静ānjìng。nàge chéngshì de gōngyuán hěn ānjìng.
The park in that city is very quiet.
这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　交通jiāotōng　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　很hěn　拥挤yōngjǐ，　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　比较bǐjiào　轻松qīngsōng。zhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.
下个xiàge　星期xīngqī　我们wǒmen　打算dǎsuàn　跟gēn　老师lǎoshī　一起yìqǐ　参观cānguān　城市chéngshì　里lǐ　的de　博物馆bówùguǎn。xiàge xīngqī wǒmen dǎsuàn gēn lǎoshī yìqǐ cānguān chéngshì lǐ de bówùguǎn.
Next week we plan to visit the museum in the city together with our teacher.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　四十sìshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
她tā　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　工作gōngzuò。tā xiǎng liú zài zhè gè chéngshì gōngzuò.
She wants to stay in this city to work.
在Zài　外国wàiguó　留学liúxué　一yí　年nián　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　上shàng　大学dàxué　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Zài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.
他tā　现在xiànzài　像xiàng　我wǒ　一样yíyàng　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　学xué　中文zhōngwén。tā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.
他tā　会huì　来lái　我们wǒmen　的de　城市chéngshì　旅游lǚyóu。tā huì lái wǒmen de chéngshì lǚyóu.
He will come to our city to travel.
刚Gāng　来lái　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　适应shìyìng　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。Gāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　这么zhème　大dà　的de　城市chéngshì。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
I don’t really like such big cities.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　六liù　个gè　月yuè　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
I have lived in this city for six months.
现在xiànzài　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　很hěn　严重yánzhòng。xiànzài hěnduō chéngshì de kōngqì wūrǎn hěn yánzhòng.
Nowadays, air pollution in many cities is very serious.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三十sānshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.
春天chūntiān　的de　时候shíhou，　这个zhège　城市chéngshì　不bú　是shì　下雨xiàyǔ，　就jiù　是shì　刮风guāfēng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　带dài　伞sǎn　出门chūmén。chūntiān de shíhou, zhège chéngshì bú shì xiàyǔ, jiù shì guāfēng, suǒyǐ wǒ chángcháng dài sǎn chūmén.
In spring, this city is either rainy or windy, so I often bring an umbrella when I go out.
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