三里屯

Sānlǐtún
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Sanlitun (Beijing nightlife and fashion district)

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen wǎnshang qù Sānlǐtún hējiǔ ba.
Let's go drinking in Sanlitun tonight.
HSK 7-9
Sānlǐtún Tài gǔ lǐ shì Běijīng niánqīngrén zuì ài guàng de shāngquān.
Sanlitun Taikoo Li is the shopping district Beijing youth love most.

Tips

culture
was a historic unit of distance - about 500 meters - and means garrison/village. So the name literally means 'village three li (from the old city gate)'. The tone on is tún.

In Pop Culture

三里屯 Sānlǐtún
Sanlitun
Street name in Chaoyang District, Beijing - historically 'three-li village' along the old city wall. Since the 1990s, Beijing's premier bar-and-club strip; now also home to Sanlitun Taikoo Li 三里屯太古里 (Swire Properties' open-air fashion mall) and the Uniqlo/Apple Beijing flagships.

Stroke Order

sān
tún