cūn zhuāng
village; hamlet
我出生在一个偏僻的村庄。
wǒ chūshēng zài yī gè piān pì de cūn zhuāng.
I was born in a remote village.
村庄里的人都很淳朴。
cūn zhuāng lǐ de rén dōu hěn chún pǔ.
The people in the village are very simple and honest.
村庄周围都是青山绿水。
cūn zhuāng zhōu wéi dōu shì qīng shān lǜ shuǐ.
The village is surrounded by green mountains and clear water.
乡村 (xiāngcūn)
countryside
农村 (nóngcūn)
rural area
城市 (chéngshì)
city
市镇 (zhènshì)
town
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The Chinese word 村庄 (cūn zhuāng) for "village" is composed of two characters: 村 (cūn) and 庄 (zhuāng). The character 村 originally meant "a group of houses in the countryside" and was later used to refer to a small village. The character 庄 originally meant "a manor house" or "a large estate" and was later used to refer to a village or a town. The combination of these two characters creates the word 村庄, which specifically refers to a small village in the countryside.
