乡村 (xiāng cūn) — countryside, rural area; village
Definition
Literary/formal term for 'countryside, rural area.' Compared with the everyday 农村, it sounds more written and is often used in travel, poetry, or descriptive prose rather than neutral daily speech.
noun
countrysiderural areavillage
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 乡村。Wǒ shǔ jià xiǎng qù xiāng cūn zhù jǐ tiān.I want to go stay in the countryside for a few days during summer vacation.
- 乡村。xiāng cūn De shēng huó bǐ chéng shì ān jìng duō le.Life in the countryside is much quieter than in the city.
- 乡村。Zhè ge xiāng cūn yǒu hěn duō gǔ lǎo de fáng zi.This village has many old houses.
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