集市 jíshì market
market; bazaar; fair
How to remember 集市: 集 to gather + 市 market = market.
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How it is used
- A market / bazaar, especially a periodic open-air country market - 赶集市 (gǎn jíshì) to go to the market fair.
- Traditional, often rural; goods and vendors gather on set days (赶集 = to attend market day).
- Contrast 超市 (supermarket) and 市场 (a market generally) - 集市 evokes the periodic gathering-style fair.
Example sentences
- 集市很热闹。 Jíshì hěn rènao.The country market is very lively.