city; town; urban area, as opposed to rural areas

cities and towns; urban areas

Inside a city or town; the urban area of a city as opposed to the suburbs or countryside.

city and countryside; town and country; urban and rural areas

the city center and its surrounding urban districts; urban area

The Great Wall of China; also refers more generally to a long wall or fortification.

castle; a fortified city or building

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States

The town or city that serves as the administrative center of a [[县|縣|xian4]].

A large commercial building or complex containing various shops; shopping center; department store

the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas

former Chinese name for Seoul, the capital of South Korea; replaced officially in 2005 by [[首尔|首爾|shou3 er3]]

To go to town; to enter a big city to live or work or to visit the city center.

ancient city or town, typically one of historical or cultural significance

high and thick defensive wall built around a city in ancient times

[abbreviation] city construction; urban development

The city where a provincial government is located; also called [[省会|省會|sheng3 hui4]] or [[省垣|省垣|sheng3 yuan2]].

A large movie theater complex; a movie center or cinema city.

gate of a city or castle wall

extremely beautiful, to the extent of enrapturing or captivating an entire city; can also be used as a noun referring to a beautiful woman

The process by which a rural population moves to towns and cities, involving the concentration of non-agricultural industries and the expansion of urban areas

the area outside of a town or city; suburbs

Salt Lake City, the capital city of Utah in the United States

gate tower on a city wall; watchtower built over a city gate

The area surrounding a city; outskirts

Xicheng district, a major administrative area in central Beijing

A village-style area located inside a city, often a former rural village that was surrounded by urban expansion; commonly characterized by crowded housing and a lack of modern infrastructure, similar to a shantytown or ghetto.

To go around or surround a city, often describing walls, roads, or athletic events

The city of Beijing; the metropolitan area of [[北京|北京|bei3 jing1]]

an extremely strong or fortified city; literally a city of metal

city located in the mountains or built against a mountainside

Mexico City, capital of Mexico

the physical defensive structures of a city, consisting of the wall and the surrounding moat

city dwellers; townspeople

The eastern part of a city.

to surround or encircle a city with military force

Nancheng county in Fuzhou ([[抚州|撫州|fu3 zhou1]]), Jiangxi

Dongcheng, a district of central Beijing

A large building or complex housing multiple bookstores and publishers; a book city.

Xicheng, a district of central Beijing

nickname for [[广州|廣州|guang3 zhou1]], the capital city of Guangdong province; based on a legend of five immortals who rode five sheep to the city

famous or renowned city

the seat of government of a country or state; the capital city

An alternative name for [[上海|上海|shang4 hai3]]

Xincheng District, a name shared by several locations including a district of [[西安|西安|xi1 an1]] in Shaanxi and a district of [[呼和浩特|呼和浩特|hu1 he2 hao4 te4]] in Inner Mongolia.

The inner part of Beijing surrounding the Forbidden City

old town or the old district of a city