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    Using 村 (cūn) to refer to a village

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    Structure

    村 + Noun (compound) / Standalone

    Explanation

    The noun 村 (cūn) means "village" and is a shorter, more colloquial form of 村庄. It frequently appears in compound words or place names, such as 农村 (rural village). It can also stand alone in informal or literary contexts to mean "the village."

    Examples

    • 我们村离城里只有二十分钟的车程。

      wǒmen cūn lí chéng lǐ zhǐyǒu èrshí fēnzhōng de chēchéng.

      Our village is only a twenty-minute drive from the city.

    • 她是我们村里第一个考上大学的人。

      tā shì wǒmen cūn lǐ dì yī gè kǎo shàng dàxué de rén.

      She was the first person from our village to get into college.

    • 这个村的人都特别热情好客。

      zhège cūn de rén dōu tèbié rèqíng hàokè.

      The people in this village are all especially warm and hospitable.

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