村庄 cūnzhuāng village
village; hamlet
How to remember 村庄: 村 village + 庄 village = village.
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How it is used
- A village/hamlet - 宁静的村庄 (níngjìng de cūnzhuāng) a peaceful village, 一座村庄 (yí zuò cūnzhuāng) a village.
- The settlement/place itself; measure word 座 (zuò). Contrast 农村 (nóngcūn), 'the countryside/rural areas' as a general concept.
- 村庄 is a concrete village; 村 alone is the administrative or generic term.
Example sentences
- 这就是我出生的村庄。 Zhè jiùshì wǒ chūshēng de cūnzhuāng.That's the village I was born in.
- 我哥住在一座小村庄里。 Wǒgē zhù zài yīzuò xiǎo cūnzhuāng lǐ.My brother lives in a small village.
- 我天黑之前到达了村庄。 Wǒ tiānhēi zhīqián dàodá le cūnzhuāng.I arrived at the village before dark.