闹市

鬧市
nàoshì
noun #32,380

Meanings

  1. 1 downtown; busy commercial district; bustling part of a city

Examples

Shìgù fāshēng zài nàoshì zhōngxīn.
The accident happened in the heart of the downtown area.
Tā xǐhuan zhù zài yuǎnlí nàoshì de dìfang.
She likes to live in places far from the busy city.

Tips

usage
Compare 市中心 (shìzhōngxīn, 'city center') — neutral geographic description — with 闹市, which highlights the noise/crowd quality. News writers love 闹市 for crime stories: 闹市行凶 ('knife attack in a busy market'), 闹市追逐 ('downtown chase').

Stroke Order

nào
shì