唐人街

Tángrénjiē

noun #12,243

Measure Word

一条唐人街 tiáo

Meanings

1 Chinatown

Characters

Tang Dynasty; Chinese

Examples

旧金山的唐人街是全美最大的。

Jiùjīnshān de Tángrénjiē shì quánměi zuì dà de.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest in the US.

我们去唐人街吃点中国菜吧。

Wǒmen qù Tángrénjiē chī diǎn Zhōngguó cài ba.

Let's go to Chinatown and eat some Chinese food.

Tips

history

唐人 (Tang people) is an old term for Chinese, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) when China was at its cultural peak. Overseas Chinese communities kept this name, hence 唐人街 = 'Tang people street.'

Stroke Order

唐 Táng

人 rén

街 jiē