市镇

市鎮

shìzhèn

noun #38,735

Measure Word

一个市镇 gè

Meanings

1 small town
2 market town

Characters

Examples

江南水乡有许多古老的市镇。

Jiāngnán shuǐxiāng yǒu xǔduō gǔlǎo de shìzhèn.

The water towns of Jiangnan have many ancient market towns.

这个市镇虽小，却很热闹。

Zhège shìzhèn suī xiǎo, què hěn rènào.

This little town is small but very lively.

Tips

usage

Sits between 村 (cūn, village) and 城市 (chéngshì, city) on the size scale, and overlaps heavily with 城镇 (chéngzhèn). 市镇 emphasises the commercial / market-town character — a place big enough to have regular markets, less developed than a proper city.

Stroke Order

市 shì

镇 zhèn