Chinese word

村庄

Pronunciation

Pinyincūn zhuāng

Meaning

  • nounvillage

Example

我们小时候常常回村庄看望爷爷。wǒ men xiǎo shí hòu cháng cháng huí cūn zhuāng kàn wàng yé yé

As children, we often went back to the village to visit our grandfather.

Illustration for 村庄 (village)

More examples

村庄的生活节奏比城市慢得多。cūn zhuāng de shēng huó jié zòu bǐ chéng shì màn de duō

The pace of life in the village is much slower than in the city.

Core concept

A lived-in pocket of the countryside where houses, fields, and a small local community stay closely connected.

Common phrases

  • 偏远的村庄piān yuǎn de cūn zhuāng

    remote village

  • 振兴村庄zhèn xīng cūn zhuāng

    revitalize the village

  • 村庄生活cūn zhuāng shēng huó

    village life

Similar words

村cūn: A small village where homes and fields are gathered together.
村落cūn luò: A small rural settlement or group of homes where people live.
乡xiāng: An administrative rural township that includes villages and other local communities.

Definition in Chinese

指乡间的居民点，通常人口较少、房屋与农田相邻，生活以农业为主。zhǐ xiāng jiān de jū mín diǎn tōng cháng rén kǒu jiào shǎo fáng wū yǔ nóng tián xiāng lín shēng huó yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ

Word origin

The compound 村 (cūn, "village") + 庄 (zhuāng, "farmstead") preserves the idea of a settled rural community associated with farming.

Usage tips

  • The noun describes a settlement but does not by itself identify an official administrative unit, government boundary, or legal status.

Other meanings

  • rural areanoun
  • countrysidenoun

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