day 73city life

city life

Talk about how a city is built and run, weigh up change, and settle a debate with 不管怎样说.

today’s words

• 现代 xiàndài · modern; modern times
• 现代化 xiàndàihuà · to modernise; modern
• 建设 jiànshè · to build, construct; construction
• 建造 jiànzào · to build, construct
• 建筑 jiànzhù · building; architecture; to build
• 修建 xiūjiàn · to build (roads, railways)
• 建 jiàn · to build; to set up
• 设施 shèshī · facilities
• 场所 chǎngsuǒ · place, venue
• 市民 shìmín · city residents, citizens
• 人口 rénkǒu · population
• 老百姓 lǎobǎixìng · ordinary people
• 开放 kāifàng · to open (to the public); open
• 公平 gōngpíng · fair, just
• 规则 guīzé · rule(s)
• 提倡 tíchàng · to promote, advocate
• 结构 jiégòu · structure
• 面向 miànxiàng · to face; aimed at
• 集合 jíhé · to gather, assemble
• 大事 dàshì · big event, important matter
• 建立 jiànlì · to set up, establish
• 构成 gòuchéng · to make up, constitute

sentences

• 不管怎样说，地铁修好了，出行方便多了。 · Whatever anyone says, the metro is finished, and getting around is much easier.
• 这里新建了很多现代的建筑。 · Lots of modern buildings have gone up here.
• 新的图书馆面向所有市民开放。 · The new library is open to all residents.
• 城市提倡大家多坐公交车，少开车。 · The city encourages everyone to take the bus more and drive less.
• 这里的人口太多，设施不够用。 · There are too many people here for the facilities.