乡镇 (xiāng zhèn) — townships and villages (collectively, the grassroots administrative level in rural China)
Definition
Refers collectively to the smallest administrative units in rural China — towns (镇) and the villages (乡) under them. Often paired with 企业 ('TVEs') or 建设 when discussing grassroots-level development.
noun
townships and villages (collectively, the grassroots administrative level in rural China)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 乡镇。xiāng zhèn Qǐ yè zài zhōng guó jīng jì zhōng bàn yǎn zhe zhòng yào jué sè.Township and village enterprises play an important role in China's economy.
- 乡镇。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài jiā dà xiāng zhèn jī chǔ shè shī jiàn shè lì dù.The government is increasing investment in infrastructure at the township and village level.
- 乡镇。Zhè ge xiàng mù de chéng gōng dài dòng le zhōu wéi xiāng zhèn de fā zhǎn.The success of this project spurred the development of surrounding townships and villages.
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