村落

cūnluò

noun #15,945

Meanings

1 village
2 hamlet

Characters

to fall; settlement

Examples

这个村落只有几十户人家。

Zhège cūnluò zhǐyǒu jǐshí hù rénjiā.

This village has only a few dozen households.

远处的村落掩映在树林中。

Yuǎnchù de cūnluò yǎnyìng zài shùlín zhōng.

The distant village is nestled among the trees.

Tips

usage

村落 is more literary than 村子 (cūnzi). Use 村落 in written or formal contexts; 村子 is the everyday spoken word for village.

Stroke Order

村 cūn

落 luò