本市

běnshì

noun #12,027

Meanings

1 this city
2 our city

Characters

this; our (formal)

Examples

本市居民可以免费参观。

Běnshì jūmín kěyǐ miǎnfèi cānguān.

Residents of this city can visit for free.

本市的交通越来越拥挤了。

Běnshì de jiāotōng yuèláiyuè yōngjǐ le.

The traffic in our city is getting more and more congested.

Tips

grammar

本 is a formal prefix meaning 'this/our'. Similar patterns: 本校 (this school), 本公司 (this company), 本国 (this country).

Stroke Order

本 běn

市 shì