How to say “village” in Chinese

村

cūn

village

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Home and neighborhood”

“Village” in Chinese is 村, cūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

村 is read cūn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

cūn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

村

cūn — village

On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 寸 cùn hints at the sound.

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 “村”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 村. Tap the sound icon to listen.

村里的人都认识他cūnlideréndōurènshitāEveryone in the village knows him.
奶奶家在农村，养了很多动物。nǎinaijiāzàinóngcūn,yǎnglehěnduōdòngwùGrandma lives in the countryside and keeps lots of animals.
下个星期我们要去农村调研xiàgexīngqīwǒmenyàoqùnóngcūndiàoyánNext week we're going to the countryside for field research.
我喜欢安静的乡村生活wǒxǐhuanānjìngdexiāngcūnshēnghuóI like quiet country life.
村庄周围都是农田cūnzhuāngzhōuwéidōushìnóngtiánThe village is surrounded by fields.
你们村今年庄稼怎么样？nǐmencūnjīnniánzhuāngjiazěnmeyàngHow's the harvest in your village this year?

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “City, suburbs, village”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “village” in Chinese?

“Village” in Chinese is 村, pinyin cūn.

What does 村 mean?

村 (cūn) means “village”.

How do you write 村?

村 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 村?

村 is read cūn. Tones: cūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“village” in the lesson “City, suburbs, village”

This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. 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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