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  si5   jyutping
  shi4   pinyin
[1] [n] market; fair; marketplace
[2] [n] city; metropolis; municipality
[3] [v] trade; buy or sell; deal in
[4] [adj] pertaining to traditional Chinese system of weights and measures

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#50)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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巿帀币

This word has been viewed 17294 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jan 2015 14:17

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detail  san4 wu6 si5  shen2 hu4 shi4 = Kobe, Japanese city
detail  si5 zoeng2  shi4 zhang3 = mayor
detail  si5 coeng4  shi4 chang3 = a market; a marketplace; a fair; a bazaar.
detail  sing4 si5  cheng2 shi4 = city
detail  si5 zing3  shi4 zheng4 = municipal administration
detail  gaai1 si5  jie1 shi4 = street market, wet market
detail  heoi1 si5   = marketplace
detail  mun4 si5  men2 shi4 = retail sales
detail  haang4 gaai1 si5   = to go street market buy food
detail  faa1 si5  hua1 shi4 = flower market; Lunar New Year Fair
detail  nung4 fu1 si5 coeng4  nong2 fu1 shi4 chang3 = Farmer's market
detail  naau6 si5  nao4 shi4 = bustling city
detail  mun4 si5 bou6  men2 shi4 bu4 = retail department; sales department
detail  si5 man4  shi4 min2 = townspeople; citizens
detail  si5 keoi1  shi4 qu1 = urban district; a municipal district; the downtown area.
detail  gu2 si5  gu3 shi4 = the stock market
detail  gu2 piu3 si5 coeng4  gu3 piao4 shi4 chang2 = the stock market; stock exchange
detail  ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4  chao1 ji2 shi4 chang2 = supermarket
detail  hak1/haak1 si5  hei1 shi4 = black market
detail  zi6 jau4 si5 coeng4  zi4 you2 shi4 chang3 = free market
detail  zaap6 si5  ji2 shi4 = market; fair (fayre); marketplace
detail  dou1 si5  du1 shi4 = metropolis; major city
detail  soeng5 si5  shang4 shi4 = on the market
detail  soeng6 hoi2 si5  shang4 hai3 shi4 = city of Shanghai
detail  si5 zung1 sam1   = downtown
detail  si5 gaau1   = environs
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 ciu1 si5  da4 gui1 mo2 chao1 shi4 = hypermarket
detail  baa3 kap1 si5 coeng4  ba4 ji2 shi4 chang3 = hypermarket
detail  daai6 ciu1 si5  da4 chao1 shi4 = hypermarket
detail  daai6 jing4 ciu1 si5  da4 xing2 chao1 shi4 = hypermarket
detail  ciu1 si5  chao1 shi4 = supermarket
detail  lai6 si5*6, lei6 si5*6   = lucky money, red packet
detail  saam1 faan4 si5  san1 fan2 shi4 = San Francisco
detail  gam1 jung4 si5 coeng4  jin1 rong2 shi4 chang3 = financial market
detail  si5 min6  shi4 mian4 = market
detail  hoi1 si5   = open the market; open-market
detail  hung4 si5   = a bear market (as opposed to 牛市)
detail  si5 wai2  shi4 wei3 = municipal Party committee
detail  bak1 ging1 si5   = Beijing
detail  toi4 bak1 si5  tai2 bei3 shi4 = Taipei City
detail  gwong2 zau1 si5  guang3 zhou1 shi4 = Guangzhou
detail  sam1 zan3 si5  shen1 zhen4 shi4 (PRC), shen1 zun4 shi4 (Taiwan) = Shenzhen
detail  lau4 si5   = real-estate market
detail  saang2 si5  sheng3 shi4 = provinces and cities
detail  si5 zing3 guk6*2   = urban council
detail  si5 coeng4  shi4 chang3 = a market; a marketplace; a fair; a bazaar
detail  gwai2 si5  gui3 shi4 = an unlighted night fair
detail  jing3 si5   = to supply the market demands
detail  faat3 si5   = open for customers
detail  ngau4 si5  niu2 shi4 = a bull market (as opposed to 熊市)
detail  zung1 waan4 gaai1 si5   = Central Market
detail  zung1 joeng1 si5 coeng4   = Central Market
detail  waan1 zai2 gaai1 si5   = Wanchai Market
detail  tiu3 zou2 si5 coeng4  tiao4 zao5 shi4 chang3 = flea market
detail  lim4 gaa3 si5 coeng4  lian2 jia4 shi4 chang3 = flea market
detail  zou6 si5 soeng1  zuo4 shi4 shang1 = market maker
detail  daai6 sing4 si5  da4 cheng2 shi4 = major city; big city; metropolis; metropolis; large city
detail  si5 zaap6  shi4 ji2 = fair; small town
detail  si5 coeng4 ging1 zai3  shi4 chang3 jing1 ji4 = market economy
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6  cheng2 shi4 gui1 hua2 = city planning
detail  sing4 si5 dik1  cheng2 shi4 de5 = urban
detail  sing4 si5 waan4 ging2  cheng2 shi4 huan2 jing4 = urban environment
detail  sing4 si5 geoi1 man4  cheng2 shi4 ju1 min2 = urban population
detail  sing4 si5 faa3  cheng2 shi4 hua4 = urbanization
detail  fo2 lou4 sing4 si5  huo3 lu2 cheng2 shi4 = so-called "stove cities" because of their hot summers
detail  zou2 si5  zao3 shi4 = morning market
detail  je6 si5  ye4 shi4 = night market
detail  tau4 fong3 si5 coeng4  tou2 fang4 shi4 chang3 = to put sth on the market
detail  ji6 sau2 si5 coeng4   = the secondary market
detail  cyun4 tung2 gaai1 si5   = traditional wet markets (street markets)
detail  mei5 baak6 faa3 zong1 ban2 si5 coeng4   = the fairness cosmetics market
detail  gwok3 noi6 si5 coeng4   = domestic market
detail  bun2 dei6 si5 coeng4   = domestic market
detail  bun2 tou2 si5 coeng4   = domestic market
detail  si5 keoi1 dik1 si6*2   = urban taxi
detail  san1 hing1 dou1 si5   = boomtown
detail  laan6 si5   = unsellable goods
detail  gam1 si5   = the gold trading market
detail  sai3 gaai3 si5 coeng4   = [n] the world market
detail  sing4 si5 baa1 si6*2   = City Bus
detail  sing4 si5 sang1 wut6  cheng2 shi4 sheng1 huo2 = city life, things to do in the city
detail  tiu3 sat1 si5 coeng4   = a flea market
detail  daai6 dou1 si5  da4 du1 shi4 = [n] megacity; metropolis
detail  si5 zan3  shi4 zhen4 = a town
detail  nin4 siu1 faa1 si5   = Lunar New Year flower market
detail  siu2 si5 man4  xiao3 shi4 min2 = urban petty bourgeois
detail  can3 heoi1 daa2 si5   = loot a burning house, take adventage of sb.'s misfortune (lit., "to go to the market, to go to the fair")
detail  daam6 si5   = poor business, business is not thriving
detail  hei2 si5   = high-priced, arrogant
detail  hot3 si5   = in great demand (lit., "a thirsty market")
detail  hou2 si5   = business is good
detail  ng5 si5 tou3 caan1  wu3 shi4 tao4 can1 = lunch set
detail  si5 kui2  shi4 kuai4 = fixation on money
detail  ziu1 gu2 soeng5 si5  zhao1 gu3 shang4 shi4 = IPO; initial public offering
detail  zi5 zeng2  shi4 jing3 = marketplace
detail  sing4 hong4 sing4 si5   = market with many shops of the same type; booming industries/businesses
detail  si5 ji5 jyun4  shi4 yi4 yuan2 = city councilor; city father; alderman
detail  si5 ji5 wui6*2  shi4 yi4 hui4 = city council
detail  dou1 si5 jing4 naam4   = a metrosexual
detail  gaai1 si5 aa3 sam2   = a loudmouth cursing gossiping "auntie"
detail  gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3   = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
detail  gaai1 si5 aa3 suk1   = a loudmouth cursing gossiping male
detail  gu2 si5 bou6 dit3   = stock market crash
detail  ding2 laan6 si5   = drive down the market
detail  si5 zung1 sam1 soeng1 jip6 keoi1   = Central Business District (CBD, lit., "downtown business area")
detail  dei6 haa6 sing4 si5   = underground town, underground city
detail  hiu2 si5  xiao3 shi4 = morning market
detail  si5 jung4  shi4 rong2 = appearance of a city
detail  si5 min6 soeng6  shi4 mian4 shang4 = on the market
detail  baak3 long4 si5   = The Bronx
detail  san1 sing4 si5 gwong2 coeng4   = New Town Plaza
detail  wan1 si5  wen1 shi4 = Vancouver (short for 溫哥華市)
detail  kai2 si5  qi3 shi4 = commencement of business (especially after Chinese new year etc.)
detail  ng5 si5  wu3 shi4 = lunch time
detail  si5 zik6 zou1 gam1   = market rent
detail  si5 zing3 daai6 haa6   = municipal services building
detail  lam3 si5  lin2 shi4 = stock market crash
detail  tin1 hung1 sing4 si5  tian1 kong1 cheng2 shi4 = Sky City
detail  haang4 faa1 si5   = visiting the Lunar New Year Fair; visiting the flower market
detail  nin4 siu1 si5 coeng4  nian2 xiao1 shi4 chang2 = Lunar New Year Fair
detail   ji4 geoi1 sing4 si5  yi2 ju1 cheng2 shi4 = livable city /cities, best places to live
detail  san1 hing1 si5 coeng4  xin1 xing1 shi4 chang3 = emerging market
detail  jau5 gaa3 mou5 si5   = have high value but no market
detail  si5 gaa3  shi4 jia4 = the market price; the current price
detail  hoi2 si5 san6/5 lau4  hai3 shi4 shen4 lou2 = mirage
detail  zik6 hat6 si5  zhi2 xia2 shi4 = [n] municipality (with equal status to provinces)
detail  si5 zik6   = market capitalization (company worth on stock market)
detail  si5 coeng4 zim3 jau5 leot6*2   = market share
detail  si5 jing4 leot6*2   = price/earnings (p/e) ratio
detail  wu4 zi3 ming4 si5  hu2 zhi4 ming2 shi4 = Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)
detail  tin1 zeon1 si5  tian1 jin1 shi4 = Tianjin (city in northern China)
detail  si5 cing3  shi4 cheng4 = top-pan balance
detail  muk6 biu1 si5 coeng4  mu4 biao1 shi4 chang3 = target market
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 si5 coeng4  ruan3 jian4 shi4 chang3 = software market
detail  zeon1 si5  jin1 shi4 = Jinshi (city in Hunan)
detail  san1 si5 hoeng1  xin1 shi4 xiang1 = Hsinshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 soeng5 si5 noi6 dei6 gung1 si1   = Hong Kong-listed mainland companies
detail  zung1 jyun4 sing4 si5 ling5 sin1 zi2 sou3   = Centa-City Index
detail  soeng5 si5 gung1 si1   = listed companies
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 gung6 tung4 si5 coeng4   = Arab Common Market
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 soeng5 sou3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Town Planning Appeal Board
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = Town Planning Board
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 tiu4 lai6 cou2 on3   = Town Planning Bill
detail  naam4 fong1 dou1 si5 bou3   = Southern Metropolitan Daily
detail  sing4 si5 din6 seon3   = City Telecom (Hong Kong) (CTI)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 sing4 si5 daai6 hok6   = City University of Hong Kong
detail  toi4 bak1 si5 zing3 fu2  tai2 bei3 shi4 zheng4 fu3 = the Taipei Municipal Government
detail  sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 tiu4 lai6   = Town Planning Ordinance
detail  si5 keoi1 cung4 gin3 caak3 loek6   = Urban Renewal Strategy
detail  dou1 si5 jat6 bou3   = Metropolis Daily
detail  zung1 waan4 si5 coeng4   = Central Market
detail  gwong2 zau1 si5 coeng4   = Canton Bazaar
detail  sau1 si5  shou1 shi4 = [stock market] close
detail  sau1 si5 gaa3  shou1 shi4 jia4 = [stock market] closing price
detail  hoi1 si5 gaa3  kai1 shi4 jia4 = [stock market] opening price
detail  mei5 si5   = [stock market] close
detail  zo6 tau4 si5  zuo4 tou2 shi4 = Zatoichi
detail  sam1 wu6 gu2 si5  shen1 hu4 gu3 shi4 = Shenzhen and Shanghai Stock Exchanges
detail  kwan1 si5   = Quincy (Massachusetts)
detail  saam1 faan4 si5  san1 fan1 shi4 = San Francisco
detail  si5 keoi1 cung4 gin3 guk6*2  shi4 qu1 chong2 jian4 ju2 = Urban Renewal Authority
detail  ngok6 ji5 do1 si1 si5  e4 er3 duo1 si1 shi4 = Ordos
detail  si5 zing3 si6 mou6 cyu5   = Urban Services Department
detail  si5 coeng4 faa1 jyun4*2 hang4 dung6  shi4 chang3 hua1 yuan2 xing2 dong4 = Operation Market Garden
detail  cyun1 saan1 fu3 si5  cun1 shan1 fu4 shi4 = Tomiichi Murayama (former prime minister of Japan)

Showing all 3 examples containing 市
detail 阿媽超級市場買嘢
Mum has gone shopping in a supermarket.
detail 本來沿海城市工作
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.
detail 超市行路得到
The supermarket is within walking distance.
[間 the | 超市 supermarket | 行路 walking | 去 go | 得 able to | 到 arrive]

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