村寨

cūnzhài
noun #81,892

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 village (esp. of an ethnic minority)
  2. 2 stockaded village

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒmen cānguān le yí ge Dòngzú cūnzhài.
We visited a Dong village.
HSK 5
Měi dào jiérì, cūnzhài lǐ de rén dōu chuānshang mínzú fúzhuāng chànggē tiàowǔ.
At every festival, the villagers put on their traditional dress and sing and dance.

Tips

culture
寨 was a stockade, a village fenced for defence. Today 村寨 is the usual word for the villages of southwest China's minority peoples, such as the Miao, Dong and Tujia. Guizhou's 西江千户苗寨 is the largest Miao village.

Stroke Order

村 cūn
寨 zhài