城裡 [－里]

Jyutping sing4 leoi5
Pinyin chéng lǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. in/ inside the city
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    inside the city walls
  2. noun
    city centre; downtown
    • 到城裡去淘金
      到城里去淘金
      dào chéng lǐ qù táo jīn
      to go to the city to try to strike it rich
  3. noun
    inside a city
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    城里有一家古老的电影院。
    城裡有一家古老的電影院。
    chéng lǐ yǒu yī jiā gǔ lǎo de diàn yǐng yuàn 。
    • There's an old movie theater in town.
  2. Mandarin
    我载她去城里了。
    我載她去城裡了。
    wǒ zài tā qù chéng lǐ le 。
    • I gave her a lift to town.
  3. Mandarin
    这是城里最糟糕的旅馆。
    這是城裡最糟糕的旅館。
    zhè shì chéng lǐ zuì zāo gāo de lǚ guǎn 。
    • This is the worst hotel in town.
  4. Mandarin
    城里的商业区有很多旅馆。
    城裡的商業區有很多旅館。
    chéng lǐ de shāng yè qū yǒu hěn duō lǚ guǎn 。
    • There are many hotels in the city's business district.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    到城里去淘金
    到城裡去淘金
    dào chéng lǐ qù táo jīn
    • to go to the city to try to strike it rich