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小镇

xiǎo zhèn · xiao zhen

Traditional 小鎮

Meaning

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  1. small town; village
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A weekend in a small town

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)了(le)一个(yīgè)小镇(xiǎozhèn)。

    I went to a small town this weekend.

  2. Liangliang

    小镇(xiǎozhèn)上(shàng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好玩(hǎowán)的(de)？

    What's fun in the small town?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)小河(xiǎohé)，还有(háiyǒu)一家(yījiā)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)早餐店(zǎocāndiàn)。

    There's a little river and a very good breakfast shop.

  4. Liangliang

    小镇(xiǎozhèn)上(shàng)的(de)人(rén)多(duō)吗(ma)？

    Are there many people in the small town?

  5. Dengdeng

    不多(bùduō)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)去(qù)那家(nàjiā)早餐店(zǎocāndiàn)，我(wǒ)一天(yītiān)就(jiù)都(dōu)认识(rènshi)了(le)。

    Not many. Everyone goes to that breakfast shop, so I met them all in one day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)被(bèi)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)后(hòu)的(de)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)摧(cuī)毁(huǐ)了(le)。

The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm.

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02

这(zhè)个(gè)安(ān)静(jìng)的(de)小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)很(hěn)适(shì)合(hé)养(yǎng)老(lǎo)。

This quiet small town is very suitable for retirement.

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