Usage note
村用来指一个小的农村社区。
cūn lái zǔ dào yí gè xiǎo de náng cūn qū shì.
村 is used to refer to a small rural community.
Context note
村通常出现在描述日常生活、自然风光或农村生活的故事中。
cūn tōng cháng chū xiàn miáo shù rì kāi shēn qíng, zì rán guāng fēng huò náng cūn shēng huó de gù shi zhōng.
村 is commonly found in descriptions of daily life, natural scenery, or rural life stories.
5 examples
这个村子很小。
zhè ge cūn zǐ hěn xiǎo。
This village is very small.
我们住在村子里。
wǒ men zhù zài cūn zǐ lǐ。
We live in the village.
村子旁边有一条河。
cūn zǐ páng biān yǒu yì tiáo hé。
There is a river next to the village.
村里的孩子们喜欢踢足球。
cūn lǐ de hái zi men xǐ huan tī zú qiú。
The children in the village like playing football.
每年村里都会举办一次运动会。
měi nián cūn lǐ dōu huì jǔ bàn yí cì yùn dòng huì。
Every year, a sports meeting is held in the village.
5 mini stories
村子很安静，只有鸟儿在唱歌。
cūn zǐ hěn ān jìng， zhǐ yǒu niǎo ér zài chàng gē。
The village is very quiet; only birds are singing.
村里的老人们喜欢在树下聊天。
cūn lǐ de lǎo rén men xǐ huan zài shù xià liáo tiān。
The elderly in the village like chatting under the trees.
我们去村子旁边的果园摘苹果。
wǒ men qù cūn zǐ páng biān de guǒ yuán zhāi píng guǒ。
We went to the orchard next to the village to pick apples.
村里的孩子们放学后会去河边玩耍。
cūn lǐ de hái zi men fàng xué hòu huì qù hé biān wán shuǎ。
After school, the children in the village go to the river to play.
村里的人都很友好，互相帮助。
cūn lǐ de rén dōu hěn yǒu hǎo， hù xiāng bāng zhù。
Everyone in the village is very friendly and helps each other.
Mini dialogue
去村里
A
周末我们去村里看爷爷奶奶，好吗？
Zhōumò wǒmen qù cūn lǐ kàn yéye nǎinai, hǎo ma?
Shall we go to the village to visit grandparents this weekend?
B
好呀，村里的空气特别新鲜。
Hǎo ya, cūn lǐ de kōngqì tèbié xīnxiān.
Sure, the air in the village is especially fresh.
美丽的村子
A
这个村子真漂亮，到处都是花。
Zhège cūnzi zhēn piàoliang, dàochù dōu shì huā.
This village is so beautiful, flowers are everywhere.
B
是啊，比城市安静多了。
Shì a, bǐ chéngshì ānjìng duō le.
Yes, it's much quieter than the city.
Related words and contrasts
similar
村庄
cūnzhuāng
village
A common two-character word for village.
opposite
城市
chéngshì
city
A large, busy place, opposite of a small village.