Definition
大城 refers to a major metropolis or a great city — a large, important urban center. It can also loosely include the surrounding suburban areas, similar to 'greater city' in English. This is a noun, distinct from the more common 大城市 (dà chéngshì, 'big city'), which is a descriptive phrase rather than a fixed noun.
n.
major metropolisgreat citygreater city (city and its environs)
Examples
- 大城。Shànghǎi shì yí zuò guójìhuà dà.Shanghai is an international metropolis.
- 大城。Tā cóng xiǎo chéngshì bān dào le dà.He moved from a small town to a big city.
- 大城。Zhè zuò dà de jiāotōng fēicháng fādá.The transportation in this great city is very developed.
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