都市

• 拼音: dū shì
• 汉字拆解: 都 = 者 (person) + 阝(city) — capital city; 市 = originally depicted a marketplace — market, city

含义

Metropolis; urban area; city. A formal or literary term for large cities, often emphasizing modernity and urban lifestyle.

More elegant than 城市 (city), often used in literary, media, or marketing contexts. 都市生活 (urban life), 都市丽人 (urban beauty/modern woman), and 都市传说 (urban legend) are common collocations. Frequently appears in TV drama titles and lifestyle content.

例句

1. 离开老家来到大都市打拼，他经历了不少艰难的日子。
2. 这部都市剧讲的是年轻人在北京奋斗的故事，很有共鸣。
3. 都市生活节奏太快，周末我喜欢去郊外放松一下。

用法指南

语境: media, literature, lifestyle

语气: elegant

正确说法

• 繁华的都市背后，也有很多人在默默努力。(Behind the bustling metropolis, many people are quietly working hard.)
• 她是典型的都市白领，工作忙碌但生活精致。(She's a typical urban white-collar worker — busy but living elegantly.)

错误说法

• 用都市来指小城镇 (Don't use 都市 for small towns — it implies a large, modern city; use 城镇 or 小城 instead)

起源与历史

Classical compound: 都 (capital, metropolis) + 市 (market, city). Both characters have ancient origins relating to important urban centers.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal