中 華 街(ちゅうかがい)

ちゅうかがい

noun

Chinatown

1. Chinatown, Chinese quarter

A district in a city with a concentration of Chinese restaurants, shops, and cultural establishments. In Japan, the most famous are in Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki.

中華街(ちゅうかがい)で食事(しょくじ)した。

I ate in Chinatown.

横浜(よこはま)の中華街(ちゅうかがい)は日本最大(にほんさいだい)だ。

Yokohama's Chinatown is the largest in Japan.

週末(しゅうまつ)に中華街(ちゅうかがい)に行(い)って、食(た)べ歩(ある)きを楽(たの)しんだ。

I went to Chinatown on the weekend and enjoyed eating my way around.

CULTURE:
Japan has three major Chinatowns (三大(さんだい)中華街(ちゅうかがい)): 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama, the largest), 神戸(こうべ) (Kobe), and 長崎(ながさき) (Nagasaki). They are popular tourist destinations known for Chinese cuisine, especially 肉(にく)まん (meat buns), 小籠包(しょうろんぽう) (soup dumplings), and 点心(てんしん) (dim sum).

WORD FORMATION:
中華(ちゅうか) (Chinese) + 街(がい) (district, street)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

中華街(ちゅうかがい)で食(た)べ歩(ある)き: eating one's way around Chinatown
横浜(よこはま)中華街(ちゅうかがい): Yokohama Chinatown
中華街(ちゅうかがい)の名物(めいぶつ): Chinatown specialties

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