中華街(ちゅうかがい)

ちゅうかがい
noun
Chinatown
geographyfood
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.

Cultural note

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).

Forms

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

Common collocations

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