How to say “countryside” in Chinese

农村

nóngcūn

countryside, rural area

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Home and neighborhood”

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

How to pronounce it

农村 is read nóng cūn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

nóng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

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

How to write it

农

nóng — farming, peasant

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 “农村”.

Examples

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

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.
中国的人口流动主要是从农村流向城市。ZhōngguóderénkǒuliúdòngzhǔyàoshìcóngnóngcūnliúxiàngchéngshìIn China, people move mainly from the countryside to the cities.
你的老家在城市还是农村？nǐdelǎojiāzàichéngshìháishinóngcūnIs your hometown in a city or in the countryside?
这幅画描绘了农村的生活。zhèfúhuàmiáohuìlenóngcūndeshēnghuóThis painting depicts country life.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “countryside” in Chinese?

“Countryside” in Chinese is 农村, pinyin nóngcūn.

What does 农村 mean?

农村 (nóngcūn) means “countryside, rural area”.

How do you write 农村?

农村 is 2 characters: 农 (nóng) — farming, peasant; 村 (cūn) — village. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 农村?

农村 is read nóngcūn. Tones: nóng — second tone, cūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“countryside” 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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