吉林市

Jílínshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Jilin City (prefecture-level city in Jilin Province)

Examples

Jílínshì dōngtiān de wù sōng fēicháng yǒumíng.
Jilin City's winter rime ice is very famous.
Jílínshì hé Jílínshěng tóngmíng.
Jilin City shares its name with Jilin Province.

Tips

usage
Jilin City and Jilin Province share a name — only 吉林 is ambiguous, so 吉林市 explicitly marks the city. Note that the provincial capital is actually 长春 (Changchun), not Jilin City.
culture
The (rime ice) on the Songhua River banks is one of China's "Four Great Natural Wonders" (四大自然奇观). Winter visitors flock to see trees coated in sparkling ice crystals.

Stroke Order

lín
shì