市

shì

HSK 3

市 — shì

1. market; a place where goods are bought and sold

   菜市场里有很多摊位。 càishìchǎng lǐ yǒu hěnduō tānwèi — There are many stalls in the vegetable market.

2. city; municipality; an urban administrative area

   上海是中国的直辖市。 shànghǎi shì zhōngguó de zhíxiáshì — Shanghai is a municipality directly under the central government of China.

3. (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods

   古时候，人们常在集市上市货。 gǔshíhòu rénmen cháng zài jíshì shàngshì huò — In ancient times, people often traded goods at the market fair.