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南街

Nánjiē
noun #34,635

Meanings

  1. 1 South Street / Southern Street
  2. 2 a generic Chinese street name found in many cities (lit. 'south street')
  3. 3 (specifically) South Street in Henan's 南街村, a famously Mao-era 'collective' village

Examples

我家就在南街上。
Wǒ jiā jiù zài Nánjiē shàng.
My home is right on South Street.
南街村以集体经济闻名。
Nánjiēcūn yǐ jítǐ jīngjì wénmíng.
Nanjie Village is famous for its collective economy.

Tips

usage
Generic toponym — countless Chinese cities have a 南街 (South Street), often paired with 北街 (North), 东街, 西街 around an old market or city gate. The pattern is so common that 'I live on 南街' is the Chinese equivalent of 'I live on Main Street'.
culture
When 南街 appears in news rather than addresses, it usually refers to 南街村 (Nánjiēcūn) in Linying County, Henan — a village famous since the 1990s for retaining Maoist-style collectivization, Mao portraits, and communal property. It's a frequent stop for nostalgic 'red tourism'.

Stroke Order

南 nán
街 jiē