Meaning of 城镇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- town
- cities and towns
How to use 城镇
城镇 is a fairly formal word used in news, policy, and statistics to talk about urban areas in general, often contrasted with 农村 (nóngcūn, countryside). Example: 越来越多的人搬到城镇生活。(Yuè lái yuè duō de rén bān dào chéngzhèn shēnghuó.) More and more people are moving to live in towns and cities.
城 (chéng) means city wall or city, and 镇 (zhèn) means town. Put a big walled city next to a smaller market town and you get 城镇, the built-up places where people live together, as opposed to farmland.
Common mistake: Learners often use 城镇 when they mean one specific city, but for a named big city like Beijing you should say 城市 (chéngshì). Also watch the tone on 镇: it is fourth tone zhèn, not third tone zhěn.
城镇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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城 chéng · city walls · 9 strokes
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镇 zhèn · to press down · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 城镇.
| 城市 | chéngshì | city; town |
| 长城 | Chángchéng | the Great Wall |
| 城里 | chénglǐ | |
| 城区 | chéngqū | city district; urban area |
| 城乡 | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 商城 | shāngchéng | shopping center; department store |
| 镇定 | zhèndìng | calm; unperturbed |
| 城墙 | chéngqiáng | city wall |
| 众志成城 | zhòngzhì-chéngchéng | unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) |
| 城堡 | chéngbǎo | castle; rook (chess piece) |
| 小镇 | xiǎozhèn | small town; village |
| 镇子 | zhènzi | town; village |
Questions about 城镇
What does 城镇 mean?
城镇 (chéngzhèn) means "town; cities and towns" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 城镇?
城镇 is made of 2 characters: 城 (9 strokes), 镇 (15 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 城镇 an HSK word?
Yes. 城镇 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 城镇 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 城镇 is written 城鎮.
What is the difference between 城镇 and 城市?
城市 (chéngshì) refers to a city, usually a larger one. 城镇 covers both cities and smaller towns together, so it describes urban areas as a category, as in 城镇人口 (chéngzhèn rénkǒu, urban population).
How is 城镇 different from 城乡?
城镇 refers only to urban places. 城乡 (chéng xiāng) pairs city with countryside, so it is used when talking about both together, for example 城乡差别 (chéng xiāng chābié), the gap between urban and rural areas.