Character

城 chéng

castle; city, town; municipality

HSK 3 #413

城市 chéng shì HSK 3	city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
长城 cháng chéng HSK 4	the Great Wall
城堡 chéng bǎo HSK 6	castle; rook (chess piece)
费城 fèi chéng	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; abbr. for 費拉德爾菲亞\|费拉德尔菲亚[Fei4 la1 de2 er3 fei1 ya4]
汉城 hàn chéng	Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾\|首尔[Shou3 er3]
城镇 chéng zhèn	town; cities and towns
进城 jìn chéng	to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
城外 chéng wài	outside of a city
盐湖城 yán hú chéng	Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
城墙 chéng qiáng	city wall
墨西哥城 mò xī gē chéng	Mexico City, capital of Mexico
价值连城 jià zhí lián chéng	invaluable; priceless
城门 chéng mén	city gate
商城 shāng chéng	see 商城縣\|商城县[Shang1 cheng2 xian4]; shopping center; department store
城区 chéng qū	city district; urban area
圣城 shèng chéng	Holy City
乔治城 qiáo zhì chéng	Georgetown; (the spelling 喬治敦\|乔治敦 is more common)
护城河 hù chéng hé	moat
城郊 chéng jiāo	suburbs; outskirts of a city
全城 quán chéng	whole city
古城 gǔ chéng	ancient city
满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ	lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; the talk of the town
围城 wéi chéng	Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書\|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial; siege; besieged city
城府 chéng fǔ	subtle; shrewd; sophisticated
城池 chéng chí	city

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