胡同

hú tòng

CL 条 tiáo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. lane
2. alley

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 大街 dà jiē 大街 dà jiē street 宽阔的主要道路: street

Register variants

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• 弄堂 lòng táng 弄堂 lòng táng (dialect) alley 上海方言，同指小巷: (dialect) alley

Related words

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• 四合院 sì hé yuàn 四合院 sì hé yuàn courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence) 北京胡同里的传统住宅: courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

Synonyms

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• 巷子 xiàng zi 巷子 xiàng zi alley 狭窄的街道，常用于南方: alley

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“走街串巷”搭配，表示穿行于胡同之间。

Cultural notes

胡同特指北京传统窄巷，常连接四合院，是北京城市文化的象征。

Example Sentences

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我小时候住在北京的一条 胡同 里。

When I was a child, I lived in a hutong in Beijing.

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Words Containing 胡同

• 死胡同 死胡同 sǐ hú tòng: dead end

Child Words of 胡同

• 同 同 tóng: like
• 同 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 胡 胡 hú: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia