菜市口

Càishìkǒu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Caishikou, crossroads in southwest Beijing, the chief execution ground of the Qing

Characters

opening; crossing

Examples

HSK 4

我家就在菜市口附近，出门就是地铁站。

Wǒ jiā jiù zài Càishìkǒu fùjìn, chūmén jiùshì dìtiězhàn.

My home is right by Caishikou, and there's a subway station just outside the door.

HSK 7-9

清朝的时候，菜市口是刑场。

Qīngcháo de shíhou, Càishìkǒu shì xíngchǎng.

In the Qing dynasty, Caishikou was an execution ground.

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history

The name means 'mouth of the vegetable market', after the market that stood here. Under the Qing, condemned prisoners were beheaded in public at the crossroads; the 戊戌六君子 died here in 1898.

Stroke Order

菜 cài

市 shì

口 kǒu