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Usages of chénglǐ
他 觉得 城里 的 交通 太 拥挤 了， 每天 都 受不了。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 我 不 想 留 在 城里， 只 想 回 老家 看看 爷爷 奶奶。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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