village; hamlet; rural settlement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
village; hamlet; small rural settlement
Refers to a small, often rural community where people, typically farmers, live together. It implies a smaller scale than a town.
Shān山
jiǎo脚
xià下
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
měi美
lì丽
de的
xiǎo小
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
There is a beautiful small village at the foot of the mountain.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
yǐ以
zhòng种
zhí植
chá茶
yè叶
wén闻
míng名
。
This village is famous for growing tea.
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Xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
lí离
kāi开
cūn村
zhuāng庄
qù去
chéng城
shì市
gōng工
zuò作
。
Many young people leave the village to work in the city.
Bàng傍
wǎn晚
shí时
fēn分
，
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lǐ里
chuī炊
yān烟
niǎo袅
niǎo袅
。
At dusk, smoke curls up from the chimneys in the village.