十里洋场 shí lǐ yáng chǎng

(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
  2. 2. the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements

Characters

Character Meaning
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
洋 yáng HSK 4
foreign; ocean; vast
场 chǎng HSK 2
large place used for a specific purpose; stage