城市的市
Why is the 市 character sometimes added to the city name, as in 巴黎市 or 昆明市, and sometimes is not?
Is there some rule when you have to add it?By the same token, 岛 is sometimes added after island names, as in 巴厘岛, and sometimes is not. What's the issue here?

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城市的市
Why is the 市 character sometimes added to the city name, as in 巴黎市 or 昆明市, and sometimes is not?
Is there some rule when you have to add it?By the same token, 岛 is sometimes added after island names, as in 巴厘岛, and sometimes is not. What's the issue here?

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要与不要“市”或“岛”最主要取决于表义是否清楚，其次是为了音节数，还有其它的，就不是主要的了。

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市 can be translated into city. 岛can be translated into island.  If you add 市 to the city name, it is kind of more formal. 市 is not so necessary to add to the city name. For 岛,  I think it depends on different situations. If we only speak the name of the island, maybe someone do not know this place is an island. Adding 岛 makes it clear that this is an island.

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here's what I know about 市, 1. When 市 follows a city name, for example, 广州市、惠州市， it can be translated to "city", a noun,the city of Guangzhou, the city of Huizhou.  2. 市 refers to "the market or fair", a noun,市场, 市场营销, 菜市场, 水果市场, 超级市场. It means the places or circumstances where buys and sells happen. 3. 市 refers to "buy or sell", a verb, 千金市马. And there may be more to be added.

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