(cūn) — village

Definition

A simple, everyday word for a 'village' — smaller than the broader 农村 (countryside) and 乡村 (rural area), and less literary than 村庄.

noun
village
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè ge cūn lí chéng shì hěn yuǎn.
    This village is very far from the city.
  • Wǒ men cūn yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo hé.
    Our village has a small river.
  • Tā cóng xiǎo zài cūn lǐ zhǎng dà.
    He grew up in a village since childhood.

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