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chéngli

城里chénglichéngli
in the city
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Usages of chéngli

我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bú　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bú nàme yōngjǐ.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.
我wǒ　不太bú　tài　喜欢xǐhuan　城里chéngli　拥挤yōngjǐ　的de　交通jiāotōng。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.
他tā　觉得juéde　城里chéngli　的de　交通jiāotōng　太tài　拥挤yōngjǐ　了le，　每天měitiān　都dōu　受不了shòubuliǎo。tā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　城里chénglǐ，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
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