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中央商務區

zung1 joeng1 soeng1 mou6 keoi1

zhong1 yang1 shang1 wu4 qu1

Central Business District (CBD) - the main area of commercial activity of a city; the main drag of a city. Often used synonymously with "downtown" or "city centre" (城市中心) although that may not necessarily be the same thing.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 236,000

中央商務區

中 zung1 zung3 zhong1 zhong4 - middle, central
央 joeng1 yang1 ying1 - centre, central
商 soeng1 shang1 - commerce; business; trade
務 mou6 wu4 mao1 mao4 wu3 - duty; affairs; attend to
區 keoi1 au1 qu1 ou1 - distinguish; area; few

This word was added by tym on 15th Sep 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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