Meaning of 农村
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- rural area
- village
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 农村
农村 (nóngcūn) is the everyday word for rural areas as a whole, often contrasted with 城市 (chéngshì, city). It can also act like an adjective before another noun, as in 农村生活 (rural life). Example: 我爷爷住在农村。(Wǒ yéye zhù zài nóngcūn.) My grandfather lives in the countryside.
农 (nóng) means farming, and 村 (cūn) has the wood radical 木 on the left, like the trees around a small village. Put them together and you get the farming villages: the countryside.
Common mistake: Learners often write 村 with the wrong right side or confuse it with 材 (cái, material), which has 才 instead of 寸. Also keep the tones straight: nóng is second tone and cūn is first tone.
农村 in example sentences
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农 nóng · agriculture · 6 strokes
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村 cūn · village · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 农村.
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 乡村 | xiāngcūn | rustic; village |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce |
| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet |
| 农场 | nóngchǎng | farm |
| 农作物 | nóngzuòwù | (farm) crops |
| 农历 | nónglì | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar |
| 农民工 | nóngmíngōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) |
| 村子 | cūnzi | village |
| 村民 | cūnmín | villager |
| 村里 | cūnlǐ | village; hamlet |
Questions about 农村
What does 农村 mean?
农村 (nóngcūn) means "rural area; village" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 农村?
农村 is made of 2 characters: 农 (6 strokes), 村 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 农村 an HSK word?
Yes. 农村 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 农村 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 农村 is written 農村.
What is the difference between 农村 and 乡村?
Both mean countryside. 农村 (nóngcūn) is the common, neutral word used in daily speech and in government or economic contexts. 乡村 (xiāngcūn) sounds a bit more literary and is often used for scenery or a peaceful rural feeling.
Can 农村 mean one specific village?
Usually not. 农村 refers to rural areas in general. For one particular village, Chinese speakers normally say 村子 (cūnzi) or 村庄 (cūnzhuāng), for example 这个村子 (this village).