Meaning of 胡同儿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- erhua form of 胡同[hu2 tong4]
How to use 胡同儿
胡同儿 is the spoken, northern way to say 胡同, the traditional lanes of old Beijing. You hear it in everyday talk about neighborhoods and directions. Example: 我家就在这条胡同儿里。(Wǒ jiā jiù zài zhè tiáo hútòngr lǐ.) My home is right in this alley.
胡同 (hútòng) is a narrow alley, and the little 儿 (ér) on the end adds a casual Beijing flavor. Picture the alley as so tight that the word itself gets squeezed into one syllable at the end: tòngr.
Common mistake: Learners often pronounce 儿 as a separate syllable, saying hú tòng ér. Instead, merge it into the last syllable as tòngr. Also note that 同 here is read in the fourth tone, tòng, not the usual tóng.
Stroke order for each character
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胡 hú · recklessly · 9 strokes
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同 tóng · like · 6 strokes
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 胡同儿.
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 玩儿 | wánr | to play; to have fun |
Questions about 胡同儿
What does 胡同儿 mean?
胡同儿 (hútòngr) means "erhua form of 胡同[hu2 tong4]" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 胡同儿?
胡同儿 is made of 3 characters: 胡 (9 strokes), 同 (6 strokes), 儿 (2 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 胡同儿 an HSK word?
Yes. 胡同儿 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 胡同儿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 胡同儿 is written 胡同兒.
What measure word is used with 胡同儿?
Use 条 (tiáo), the measure word for long, narrow things. For example, 一条胡同儿 (yì tiáo hútòngr) means one alley.
Is 胡同儿 used all over China?
The word 胡同 is mainly associated with Beijing and other northern cities, and the erhua form 胡同儿 sounds especially northern. In the south, people more often say 巷子 (xiàngzi) or 弄堂 (lòngtáng) for a lane.