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市井

shì jǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75b7f39540745809. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

市井 市井 [shi4 jing3] /marketplace/town/the street (urban milieu)/the haunts of the common people/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

  • 井
    jǐng

    a well / CL:口[kǒu] / neat / orderly

    Jǐng

    Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.