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“urban and rural areas” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng xiāng

Example

城乡差距很大。chéng xiāng chā jù hěn dà

There is a big gap between urban and rural areas.

Illustration for 城乡 (urban and rural areas)

How to say “urban and rural areas” in Chinese

“Urban and rural areas” in Chinese is 城乡 (chéng xiāng).

The two-part landscape of built-up places and rural places, considered as a connected whole.

Full entry for 城乡: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 城乡

近年来,城乡发展不平衡的问题越来越突出。jìn nián lái chéng xiāng fā zhǎn bù píng héng de wèn tí yuè lái yuè tū chū

In recent years, the problem of unbalanced development between urban and rural areas has become increasingly prominent.

Tips for using 城乡

  • The word appears often in discussions of regional inequality and access to services, so recognizing it helps follow comparisons between different ways of life.

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