胡同 hútòng alley Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 9 sentences 我家后面有条胡同。 wǒ jiā hòumian yǒu tiáo hútòng. There's an alley behind my house. Source: Tatoeba他住在北京的一条老胡同里。 tā zhù zài Běijīng de yī tiáo lǎo hútòng lǐ. He lives in an old hutong in Beijing. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他住在胡同尽里头的一间房子。 tā zhù zài hútòng jǐn lǐtou de yī jiān fángzi. He lives in a room at the very end of the alley. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这条胡同非常狭窄,汽车进不去。 zhè tiáo hútòng fēicháng xiázhǎi, qìchē jìn bù qù. This alley is very narrow, and cars cannot enter. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary那位老鞋匠在胡同口修了一辈子鞋。 nà wèi lǎo xiéjiang zài hútòng kǒu xiū le yībèizi xié. That old shoemaker spent his whole life repairing shoes at the entrance of the alley. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在这个偏僻的胡同里过着蜗居生活。 tā zài zhège piānpì de hútòng lǐ guò zhe wōjū shēnghuó. He lives in a cramped, tiny space in this secluded alley. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary游客们坐在三轮车上欣赏北京胡同的风景。 yóukè men zuò zài sānlúnchē shàng xīnshǎng Běijīng hútòng de fēngjǐng. Tourists ride in pedicabs to enjoy the scenery of Beijing's hutongs. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary老北京的胡同里经常能听到卖艺人的吆喝声。 lǎo Běijīng de hútòng lǐ jīngcháng néng tīngdào màiyìrén de yāohe shēng. In the hutongs of old Beijing, one could often hear the cries of street vendors. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary快递员脚登三轮车,在狭窄的胡同里熟练地穿行。 kuàidìyuán jiǎo dēng sānlúnchē, zài xiázhǎi de hútòng lǐ shúliàn de chuānxíng. The delivery man pedaled his tricycle, skillfully weaving through the narrow alleys. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary