城镇

chéng zhèn

CL 个 gè 座 zuò

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. town
2. cities and towns

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 乡村 xiāng cūn 乡村 xiāng cūn rustic rural area: rustic

Related words

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• 城市 chéng shì 城市 chéng shì city; town cities: city; town

Synonyms

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• 都市 dū shì 都市 dū shì city metropolis: city

Usage notes

Collocations

城镇 is often used with 化 to form 城镇化 (urbanization).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 城镇 (chéng zhèn) with 城市 (chéng shì); 城镇 refers to towns, while 城市 refers to cities.

Example Sentences

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这个 城镇 不大。

This town is not big.

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Words Containing 城镇

• 城镇化 城镇化 chéng zhèn huà: urbanization
• 城镇化水平 城镇化水平 chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng: urbanization level (of a city or town)
• 枝城镇 枝城镇 zhī chéng zhèn: Zicheng town in Yidu county 宜都[yí dū], Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
• 金城镇 金城镇 jīn chéng zhèn: Jincheng (common place name)
• 头城镇 头城镇 tóu chéng zhèn: Toucheng Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

Child Words of 城镇

• 城 城 chéng: city walls
• 镇 镇 zhèn: to press down