How to say “cities and towns” in Chinese
cities and towns
“Cities and towns” in Chinese is 城镇, chéng zhèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
城镇 is read chéng zhèn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 成 chéng hints at the sound.
On the left, 钅 “metal”: the first meaning is to press down with a weight. On the right, 真 zhēn hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “城镇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 城镇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 城镇人口不断增加。chéngzhènrénkǒubúduànzēngjiāThe population of cities and towns keeps growing.
- 城镇居民的收入不断提高chéngzhènjūmíndeshōurùbúduàntígāoThe incomes of urban residents keep rising.
More words from the lesson “The big city and the trends of the times”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cities and towns” in Chinese?
“Cities and towns” in Chinese is 城镇, pinyin chéngzhèn.
What does 城镇 mean?
城镇 (chéngzhèn) means “cities and towns”.
How do you write 城镇?
城镇 is 2 characters: 城 (chéng) — city; city wall; 镇 (zhèn) — suppress; town. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 城镇?
城镇 is read chéngzhèn. Tones: chéng — second tone, zhèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cities and towns” in the lesson “The big city and the trends of the times”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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