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The Global Ranking of the Smart City

最近zuì jìn,有yǒu一yī项xiàng调查diào chá对duì全球quán qiú智慧zhì huì城市chéng shì进行jìn xíng了le排名pái míng。

中国Zhōng guó的de无锡Wú xī进入jìn rù前qián二十èr shí名míng,在zài全国quán guó智慧zhì huì城市chéng shì中zhōng排名pái míng第dì一yī。

中国Zhōng guó另外lìng wài两个liǎng gè上榜shàng bǎng城市chéng shì为wéi银川Yín chuān和hé杭州Háng zhōu。

“智慧zhì huì城市chéng shì”就是jiù shì采用cǎi yòng物联网Wù lián wǎng技术jì shù,采集cǎi jí并bìng分析fēn xī数据shù jù,进而jìn ér改进gǎi jìn公共gōng gòng基础设施jī chǔ shè shī和hé服务fú wù。

比如bǐ rú无锡Wú xī的de这种zhè zhǒng智能zhì néng公交gōng jiāo站牌zhàn pái,就jiù为wèi居民jū mín节省jié shěng了le很多hěn duō时间shí jiān。

这个zhè ge排名pái míng从cóng出行chū xíng、医疗yī liáo、公共gōng gòng安全ān quán和hé生产力shēng chǎn lì四sì个gè方面fāng miàn,评估píng gū这些zhè xiē智慧zhì huì城市chéng shì在zài为wèi居民jū mín节省jié shěng时间shí jiān上shàng的de表现biǎo xiàn。

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Vocabulary 66 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
调查 diào cháinvestigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
全球 quán qiúworldwide; global
智慧 zhì huìwisdom; intelligence
城市 chéng shìcity; town
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
排名 pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
无锡 Wú xīWuxi, a city in Jiangsu Province, China.
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
前 qiánfirst / top (followed by a number)
二十 èr shítwenty; 20
名 míngclassifier for people
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
全国 quán guónationwide / countrywide / national
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
另外 lìng wàiadditional / separate / other
两个 liǎng gètwo; two of; two units/items
上榜 shàng bǎngto appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
银川 Yín chuānYinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China.
和 héand; together with
杭州 Háng zhōuHangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
就是 jiù shìexactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if
采用 cǎi yòngto adopt / to employ / to use
物联网 Wù lián wǎngInternet of things (IoT)
技术 jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
采集 cǎi jíto gather / to collect / to harvest
并 bìngand / together with
分析 fēn xīto analyze
数据 shù jùdata
进而 jìn érand then (what follows next)
改进 gǎi jìnto improve; to make better
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
基础设施 jī chǔ shè shīinfrastructure
服务 fú wùservice
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
这种 zhè zhǒngthis kind of
智能 zhì néngintelligent / smart
公交 gōng jiāopublic transportation / mass transit
站牌 zhàn páibus stop sign; train station sign
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
居民 jū mínresident; inhabitant
节省 jié shěngto save / to use sparingly / to cut down on
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
时间 shí jiāntime
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
出行 chū xíngto go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip)
医疗 yī liáomedical treatment
安全 ān quánsafety; security
生产力 shēng chǎn lìproduction capability / productive force / productivity
四 sìfour / 4
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
评估 píng gūto evaluate / to assess
这些 zhè xiēthese
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
表现 biǎo xiànexpression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior