乡村

鄉村

xiāngcūn

noun HSK 5 #3,166

Meanings

1 village; countryside
2 rural area

Characters

countryside; hometown

Examples

他在乡村长大。

Tā zài xiāngcūn zhǎng dà.

He grew up in the countryside.

乡村的空气比城市好多了。

Xiāngcūn de kōngqì bǐ chéngshì hǎo duō le.

The air in the countryside is much better than in the city.

政府大力发展乡村旅游。

Zhèngfǔ dàlì fāzhǎn xiāngcūn lǚyóu.

The government is vigorously developing rural tourism.

Tips

usage

乡村 (countryside, slightly literary) vs 农村 (nóngcūn, rural area, more commonly used in everyday speech).

Stroke Order

乡 xiāng

村 cūn