Word · Frequency #34181
Chinatowns
/ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/
noun
唐人街；中国城
Chinatowns is the plural of chinatown.
A district in a city outside China where many Chinese people live and run businesses.
- 1.
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
唐人街；中国城
In use
I love eating dim sum in Chinatown on weekends.
The largest Chinatown in North America is in San Francisco.
We bought fresh herbs and spices from a shop in Chinatown.
in Chinatown
We had dinner in Chinatown.
我们在中国城吃了晚餐。
Chinatown + verb
Chinatown attracts many tourists.
中国城吸引了许多游客。
visit Chinatown
They plan to visit Chinatown tomorrow.
他们计划明天去中国城。
Common mistakes
I want to visit the Chinatown.I want to visit Chinatown.
泛指某个城市的唐人街时，通常不加冠词；只有当特指某个特定的唐人街（如旧金山唐人街）时才需加定冠词。
Let's go to China town.Let's go to Chinatown.
Chinatown 是一个复合词，应连写为一个单词，而非分开写作两个词。
Connections
Confusing words
- downtown
- 市中心 · 唐人街指中国城社区，而downtown指城市中心商业区。
Word family
- Chinatowns
- 唐人街（复数） · noun
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.