商城

shāngchéng

noun HSK 6 #19,524

Measure Word

一家商城 jiā

Meanings

1 shopping mall; shopping center
2 online marketplace; e-commerce platform

Characters

commerce; business; merchant

city; wall; castle

A city of commerce — a shopping mall or marketplace.

Examples

我们去商城逛逛吧。

Wǒmen qù shāng chéng guàngguang ba.

Let's go to the shopping mall.

这家商城刚刚开业。

Zhè jiā shāng chéng gānggāng kāiyè.

This shopping mall just opened.

你可以在网上商城购买。

Nǐ kěyǐ zài wǎng shàng shāng chéng gòumǎi.

You can purchase from an online marketplace.

Tips

usage

商城 is used for both physical malls and online shopping platforms. 京东商城 (JD.com) uses 商城 in its name. Similar terms: 商场 (shāngchǎng, mall/department store), 购物中心 (shopping center).

Stroke Order

商 shāng

城 chéng