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shìzhōngxīn

市中心shìzhōngxīnshìzhōngxīn
downtown
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Usages of shìzhōngxīn

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.
早上zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
我wǒ　奶奶nǎinai　说shuō，　她tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　交通jiāotōng　不bù　发达fādá，　去qù　一yí　次cì　市中心shìzhōngxīn　或许huòxǔ　要yào　一yì　天tiān。wǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
他tā　打工dǎgōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn，　但是dànshì　他tā　自己zìjǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。tā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
现在xiànzài　交通jiāotōng　很hěn　发达fādá，　从cóng　郊区jiāoqū　到dào　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　地铁dìtiě　常常chángcháng　很hěn　满mǎn，　要yào　坐zuò　四十sìshí　分钟fēnzhōng，　比bǐ　公交车gōngjiāochē　方便fāngbiàn。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
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