慢城市

mànchéngshì

noun

Measure Word

一座慢城市 zuò

Meanings

1 slow city (Cittaslow)
2 slow-paced town

Characters

Examples

他向往慢城市的生活节奏。

Tā xiàngwǎng mànchéngshì de shēnghuó jiézòu.

He longs for the lifestyle of a slow city.

南京高淳是中国第一个慢城市。

Nánjīng Gāochún shì Zhōngguó dì-yī gè mànchéngshì.

Gaochun in Nanjing is China's first Cittaslow.

Tips

culture

Calques the Italian Cittaslow movement (founded 1999), which promotes small towns that resist fast-life pressure. China's first certified 慢城 was Gaochun (高淳 Gāochún) near Nanjing in 2010.

Stroke Order

慢 màn

城 chéng

市 shì