老城

lǎochéng

noun #57,968

Meanings

1 old town
2 old city district
3 old part of a city

Characters

Examples

老城的街道很窄。

Lǎochéng de jiēdào hěn zhǎi.

The streets in the old town are narrow.

游客最喜欢去老城逛。

Yóukè zuì xǐhuān qù lǎochéng guàng.

Tourists love wandering around the old town.

Tips

usage

Contrast 老城 (old town, historic center) with 新城 (new town, newly developed district). Many Chinese cities have both, e.g. 苏州老城 vs 苏州工业园区 (new).

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

城 chéng