村子

cūnzi

noun #4,333

Measure Word

一个村子 gè

Meanings

1 village

Characters

suffix (noun marker)

Examples

这个村子很安静。

Zhège cūnzi hěn ānjìng.

This village is very quiet.

他从小在村子里长大。

Tā cóngxiǎo zài cūnzi lǐ zhǎngdà.

He grew up in the village since childhood.

Tips

usage

村子 is the colloquial spoken form. 村庄 (cūnzhuāng) is more literary. 村 alone works as a suffix in place names: 王家村 (Wángjiā cūn).

Stroke Order

村 cūn

子 zǐ