Definition
农村 (nóngcūn) is the neutral, everyday word for 'the countryside / rural area' as a broad region. It contrasts with 村 (cūn) or 村庄 (cūnzhuāng), which mean a specific village settlement, and with 乡下 (xiāngxia), a more colloquial spoken term for the countryside.
noun
rural areacountryside
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 农村。Tā cóng xiǎo zhù zài nóng cūn.He has lived in the countryside since childhood.
- 农村。nóng cūn de fēngjǐng hěn měi.The scenery in the countryside is very beautiful.
- 农村。Xiànzài de nóng cūn bǐ yǐqián hǎo le hěn duō.The countryside is now much better than before.
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