南城

nánchéng
noun #39,285

Meanings

  1. 1 southern part of a city; south side of town
  2. 2 southern city wall / gate (historical)

Examples

Tā zhù zài nánchéng, wǒ zhù zài běi chéng.
He lives on the south side of town, I live on the north side.
Lǎoběijīng de nánchéng yǒu hěnduō hútòng.
The south side of old Beijing has many hutongs.

Tips

usage
In Chinese city talk you will often hear 东城 / 西城 / 南城 / as informal directional quarters. In Beijing 南城 historically meant the working-class districts south of the Inner City wall ( ); in many other cities it just means 'the south side of town'.
culture
Also a place name: 南城 (Nancheng County) in Jiangxi. When capitalized pinyin (Nánchéng) is used, it usually refers to that county or to a named district.

Stroke Order

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