城里人

城裡人
chénglǐrén
noun #20,486

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 city dweller
  2. 2 urban resident
  3. 3 townspeople

Examples

Chénglǐrén de shēnghuó jiézòu bǐ nóngcūn kuài hěn duō.
The pace of life for city dwellers is much faster than in the countryside.
Tā shì tǔshēng tǔzhǎng de chénglǐrén, cóng méi jiànguò nóngtián.
She is a native city dweller and has never seen farmland.

Tips

culture
城里人 (urban people) vs 农村 or 乡下人 (rural people) is an important social distinction in China. With rapid urbanization, it touches on 户口 (hùkǒu, household registration system) which historically restricted rural-to-urban migration.

Stroke Order

chéng
rén