How to say “village” in Chinese
village
“Village” in Chinese is 村庄, cūn zhuāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
村庄 is read cūn zhuāng: 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, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 寸 cùn hints at the sound.
On top, 广 “shelter”; under it, 土 “earth”.
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 “村庄”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 村庄. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 村庄周围都是农田cūnzhuāngzhōuwéidōushìnóngtiánThe village is surrounded by fields.
- 整个村庄被洪水淹没了。zhěnggècūnzhuāngbèihóngshuǐyānmòleThe whole village was submerged by the flood.
More words from the lesson “Rice, wheat and the harvest”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “village” in Chinese?
“Village” in Chinese is 村庄, pinyin cūnzhuāng.
What does 村庄 mean?
村庄 (cūnzhuāng) means “village”.
How do you write 村庄?
村庄 is 2 characters: 村 (cūn) — village; 庄 (zhuāng) — village, manor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 村庄?
村庄 is read cūnzhuāng. Tones: cūn — first tone, zhuāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“village” in the lesson “Rice, wheat and the harvest”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” 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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