58同城

WǔbāTóngchéng

popculture

Meanings

1 58.com (Chinese classifieds super-app for jobs, housing and local services)

Characters

Examples

我在58同城找到了这套房子。

Wǒ zài Wǔbā Tóngchéng zhǎodào le zhè tào fángzi.

I found this apartment on 58.com.

58同城上的招聘信息要仔细辨别。

Wǔbā Tóngchéng shàng de zhāopìn xìnxī yào zǐxì biànbié.

You need to vet the job ads on 58.com carefully.

Tips

culture

58同城 launched in 2005 as China's answer to Craigslist — 租房 (rentals), 招聘 (jobs), 二手车 (used cars), home services. Founder 姚劲波's catchphrase '一个神奇的网站' ('a magical website') from its early CCTV ads became a meme. Same-city (同城) classifieds are its core product.

Stroke Order

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