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镇子

zhèn zi · zhen zi

Traditional 鎮子

Meaning

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  1. town
  2. village
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A small town trip

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)想(xiǎng)去(qù)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)镇子(zhènzi)玩(wán)。

    Next month I want to visit a small town.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)镇子(zhènzi)？

    Which town?

  3. Leon

    江南(jiāngnán)的(de)一个(yīgè)镇子(zhènzi)，有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)小河(xiǎohé)。

    A town in Jiangnan with many little rivers.

  4. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)镇子(zhènzi)我(wǒ)去过(qùguò)。晚上(wǎnshang)特别(tèbié)安静(ānjìng)。

    I have been to that town. It is very quiet at night.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，晚上(wǎnshang)只(zhǐ)听得见(tīngdéjiàn)青蛙(qīngwā)叫(jiào)。

    Yes, at night you can only hear frogs.

  6. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)青蛙(qīngwā)叫(jiào)。

    Great! I just wanted to hear frogs.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)镇(zhèn)子(zi)现(xiàn)在(zài)跟(gēn)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)差(chā)别(bié)很(hěn)大(dà)。

This town is quite different from what it was ten years ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)镇(zhèn)子(zi)这(zhè)片(piàn)很(hěn)有(yǒu)名(míng)气(qì)。

We're pretty well known around town.

Tatoeba: Chinese by klzlueylx · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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