countryside; rural areas
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the countryside; rural area; village
informalA general term for areas outside cities, including villages and farmland. Commonly used in informal speech. The neutral tone on 下 (xia) is standard in this word.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xia下
。
My grandfather lives in the countryside.
Xiāng乡
xia下
kōng空
qì气
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
The air in the countryside is very fresh.
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Wǒ我
men们
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
xiāng乡
xia下
wán玩
ba吧
。
Let's go to the countryside to have fun this weekend.
Tā他
shì是
cóng从
xiāng乡
xia下
lái来
de的
。
He is from the countryside.