城镇 (chéng zhèn) — towns and cities; urban areas
Definition
A collective term for towns and small-to-medium cities. Use it when contrasting with 乡村 (rural); 城市 focuses on a single city, and 城区/市区 refer to the urban district within a city.
noun
towns and citiesurban areas
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 城镇。Zhōng guó de chéng zhèn huà jìn chéng fēi cháng kuài.China's urbanization process is very fast.
- 城镇，。Tā zhù zài chéng zhèn lǐ, xí guàn le rè nao de shēng huó.He lives in a town and is used to the bustling life.
- ，城镇。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài suō xiǎo chéng xiāng chā jù, ràng chéng zhèn hé xiāng cūn dōu dé dào fā zhǎn.The government is narrowing the urban-rural gap so that both towns and villages develop.
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