胡同
Meaning
hútòng hu2 tong4
- lane
- alley
hútòng hu2 tong4
- variant of 同
Example sentences
- Hutongs are a type of narrow street, most commonly associated with Beijing, China.
- In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.
- tāmen他们de的sìhéyuàn四合院yào要xiǎo小dé得duō多,shèjì设计hé和zhuāngshì装饰yě也bǐjiào比较jiǎndān简单,hútòng胡同yě也bǐjiào比较zhǎi窄。Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.
- The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago.