---
title: "Hutong Meaning: 胡同 (hútòng) Means “alley”"
description: "胡同 (traditional 衚衕, hútòng) means “alley; lane; hutong”. Hear its tones, see what 胡 and 同 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hutong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 胡同 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

胡同 hútòng

## alley; lane; hutong

## Its characters

1. 胡 hú (historical) non-Han peoples in the north and west
2. 同 tòng lane

## In a sentence

他家住在一条老胡同里。 His family lives in an old hutong.

在北京，手机导航有时会告诉你：“前方五十米右转，进入**胡同**。

From [胡同是什么？ · What is a Beijing hutong?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-a-beijing-hutong#library-word-26-28)

[More about 胡同](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%83%A1%E5%90%8C)

## More words with 胡 or 同

- [不同 bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/butong)
- [共同 gòngtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongtong)
- [合同 hétong](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hetong)
- [胡子 húzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huzi)
- [截然不同 jiérán-bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieranbutong)
- [陪同 péitóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peitong)
- [认同 rèntóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rentong)
- [如同 rútóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rutong)
- [同伴 tóngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongban)
- [同比 tóngbǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongbi)

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