Definition of hutong in English:

hutong

nounPlural hutongsˈhuːtɒŋˈhutɑŋ

A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing.
（中国城市尤其是北京老城区的）胡同
Example sentencesExamples
- Last week I visited some friends in the evening, in a tiny little hutong near the Drum Tower.
- I have always lived in a hutong, a traditional Beijing alley.
- I grew up in the old hutongs (alleyways) of Beijing.
- We went through a hutong or alley in Old Beijing.
- Thousands of people can live in a hutong which is made up of hundreds of quadrangular courtyards each surrounded by four homes.
- The Courtyard, a traditional unique folk house in the hutongs, has a long history in Chinese architecture.
- There are tens of thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City.
- Where there is a hutong, there is a story.
- In the 1950s, hutongs covered 11 million square metres.
- We met Shen Mai, or Snow Plum Blossom, a young woman in her early 30s who has lived in the same house in the same hutong all her life.
- Beside every high-rise tower still lie the hutongs, cramped alleyways of communal housing without clean water or electricity.
- There are very few lights in a hutong at night.
- Among people living in the same hutong there exists a very special degree of familiarity.
- On October 16, he became perhaps Beijing's oldest resident to take the plunge into business, opening a little shop in a hutong just behind Qianmen.
- Outside the temple you may find some locals who will offer their rickshaw hutongs tours.
- At the same time, extra parking lots could be provided in the vicinity of the hutongs.
- The gradual decline of the hutongs was furthered in the period 1974-86 by the construction of tall buildings on company premises in the courtyards, replacing many old houses.
- Thus the future of the hutongs has become a lively public debate.
- I've gone walking in a hutong during lunch hour in spring.
- The area of dilapidated hutongs was only 800,000 square meters.

Origin

Chinese hútòng, probably from Mongolian gudum.

Definition of hutong in US English:

hutong

nounˈhutɑŋˈho͞otäNG

A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing.
（中国城市尤其是北京老城区的）胡同
Example sentencesExamples
- In the 1950s, hutongs covered 11 million square metres.
- I grew up in the old hutongs (alleyways) of Beijing.
- Where there is a hutong, there is a story.
- Outside the temple you may find some locals who will offer their rickshaw hutongs tours.
- Beside every high-rise tower still lie the hutongs, cramped alleyways of communal housing without clean water or electricity.
- Last week I visited some friends in the evening, in a tiny little hutong near the Drum Tower.
- I've gone walking in a hutong during lunch hour in spring.
- There are tens of thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City.
- On October 16, he became perhaps Beijing's oldest resident to take the plunge into business, opening a little shop in a hutong just behind Qianmen.
- We met Shen Mai, or Snow Plum Blossom, a young woman in her early 30s who has lived in the same house in the same hutong all her life.
- The gradual decline of the hutongs was furthered in the period 1974-86 by the construction of tall buildings on company premises in the courtyards, replacing many old houses.
- The Courtyard, a traditional unique folk house in the hutongs, has a long history in Chinese architecture.
- Among people living in the same hutong there exists a very special degree of familiarity.
- Thousands of people can live in a hutong which is made up of hundreds of quadrangular courtyards each surrounded by four homes.
- At the same time, extra parking lots could be provided in the vicinity of the hutongs.
- There are very few lights in a hutong at night.
- Thus the future of the hutongs has become a lively public debate.
- The area of dilapidated hutongs was only 800,000 square meters.
- We went through a hutong or alley in Old Beijing.
- I have always lived in a hutong, a traditional Beijing alley.

Origin

Chinese hútòng, probably from Mongolian gudum.

词汇	hutong
释义	Definition of hutong in English: hutong nounPlural hutongsˈhuːtɒŋˈhutɑŋ A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing. （中国城市尤其是北京老城区的）胡同 Example sentencesExamples Last week I visited some friends in the evening, in a tiny little hutong near the Drum Tower. I have always lived in a hutong, a traditional Beijing alley. I grew up in the old hutongs (alleyways) of Beijing. We went through a hutong or alley in Old Beijing. Thousands of people can live in a hutong which is made up of hundreds of quadrangular courtyards each surrounded by four homes. The Courtyard, a traditional unique folk house in the hutongs, has a long history in Chinese architecture. There are tens of thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City. Where there is a hutong, there is a story. In the 1950s, hutongs covered 11 million square metres. We met Shen Mai, or Snow Plum Blossom, a young woman in her early 30s who has lived in the same house in the same hutong all her life. Beside every high-rise tower still lie the hutongs, cramped alleyways of communal housing without clean water or electricity. There are very few lights in a hutong at night. Among people living in the same hutong there exists a very special degree of familiarity. On October 16, he became perhaps Beijing's oldest resident to take the plunge into business, opening a little shop in a hutong just behind Qianmen. Outside the temple you may find some locals who will offer their rickshaw hutongs tours. At the same time, extra parking lots could be provided in the vicinity of the hutongs. The gradual decline of the hutongs was furthered in the period 1974-86 by the construction of tall buildings on company premises in the courtyards, replacing many old houses. Thus the future of the hutongs has become a lively public debate. I've gone walking in a hutong during lunch hour in spring. The area of dilapidated hutongs was only 800,000 square meters. Origin Chinese hútòng, probably from Mongolian gudum. Definition of hutong in US English: hutong nounˈhutɑŋˈho͞otäNG A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing. （中国城市尤其是北京老城区的）胡同 Example sentencesExamples In the 1950s, hutongs covered 11 million square metres. I grew up in the old hutongs (alleyways) of Beijing. Where there is a hutong, there is a story. Outside the temple you may find some locals who will offer their rickshaw hutongs tours. Beside every high-rise tower still lie the hutongs, cramped alleyways of communal housing without clean water or electricity. Last week I visited some friends in the evening, in a tiny little hutong near the Drum Tower. I've gone walking in a hutong during lunch hour in spring. There are tens of thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City. On October 16, he became perhaps Beijing's oldest resident to take the plunge into business, opening a little shop in a hutong just behind Qianmen. We met Shen Mai, or Snow Plum Blossom, a young woman in her early 30s who has lived in the same house in the same hutong all her life. The gradual decline of the hutongs was furthered in the period 1974-86 by the construction of tall buildings on company premises in the courtyards, replacing many old houses. The Courtyard, a traditional unique folk house in the hutongs, has a long history in Chinese architecture. Among people living in the same hutong there exists a very special degree of familiarity. Thousands of people can live in a hutong which is made up of hundreds of quadrangular courtyards each surrounded by four homes. At the same time, extra parking lots could be provided in the vicinity of the hutongs. There are very few lights in a hutong at night. Thus the future of the hutongs has become a lively public debate. The area of dilapidated hutongs was only 800,000 square meters. We went through a hutong or alley in Old Beijing. I have always lived in a hutong, a traditional Beijing alley. Origin Chinese hútòng, probably from Mongolian gudum.
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