弄堂

lòng táng

(dialect) alley / lane

Example Sentences

老张在这一带老弄堂里做了一辈子自行车修理行当,向来童叟无欺、宽厚待人,待人接物从来没有什么弯弯绕绕的歪心眼儿。

lǎo zhāng zài zhè yī dài lǎo lòng táng lǐ zuò le yī bèi zi zì xíng chē xiū lǐ háng dāng, xiàng lái tóng sǒu wú qī, kuān hòu dài rén, dài rén jiē wù cóng lái méi yǒu shén me wān wān rào rào de wāi xīn yǎn ér.

Lao Zhang has been in the bicycle repair business in the old alleys in this area for his whole life. He has always been honest and generous to others, and he has never been crooked in his dealings with others.

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