Chinese
chēshuǐmǎlóng
Meaning: heavy traffic; bustling with vehicles
Part of Speech: Idiom

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Example sentences

市中心的街道在夜晚總是車水馬龍。
市中心的街道在夜晚总是车水马龙。
The city center's streets are always bustling with heavy traffic at night.
這座城市非常繁華,街道上總是車水馬龍。
This city is very flourishing, and the streets are always full of traffic.

Usage Notes

A four-character idiom (chengyu) describing a scene with many horses and carriages, now used for busy modern traffic.

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