汕头市

汕頭市

Shàntóushì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Shantou (prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong)

Characters

fish trap (place name)

Examples

汕头市是中国最早的经济特区之一。

Shàntóushì shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de jīngjì tèqū zhīyī.

Shantou is one of China's earliest Special Economic Zones.

汕头市以潮汕美食闻名。

Shàntóushì yǐ Cháoshàn měishí wénmíng.

Shantou is famous for Chaoshan cuisine.

Tips

culture

Designated one of China's first four Special Economic Zones (经济特区) in 1980 alongside Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Xiamen. Heartland of 潮汕 (Teochew/Chaoshan) culture — the ancestral home of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, famous for 牛肉火锅 and 工夫茶.

Stroke Order

汕 shàn

头 tóu

市 shì