城邦

chéngbāng

noun

Meanings

1 city-state

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

新加坡常被称为现代城邦。

Xīnjiāpō cháng bèi chēngwéi xiàndài chéngbāng.

Singapore is often called a modern city-state.

HSK 7-9

雅典和斯巴达都是古希腊的城邦。

Yǎdiǎn hé Sībādá dōu shì Gǔxīlà de chéngbāng.

Athens and Sparta were both city-states of ancient Greece.

Tips

memory

城 "city" + 邦 "state". 邦 also appears in 联邦 "federation" and 邦交 "diplomatic relations".

Stroke Order

城 chéng

邦 bāng