WordTaiwan frequency #6,417
城鎮
ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ
“town; a small urban settlement; a city or town (in mainland usage often refers to both cities and towns collectively).”
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- 城市ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋcity; town; an urban area with dense population and developed infrastructure, as opposed to rural areas; a center of political, economic, and cultural activity
- 鄉鎮ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋtownship; a small administrative division in China below county level; a small town or rural town
- 小鎮ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄣˋsmall town; village; a small urban settlement in rural or suburban China
- 鎮長ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄤˇmayor of a town; head of a town's administration; the chief executive of a township.
- 鎮公所ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇtownship office; the administrative office of a township (town) in Taiwan's local government; handles civil affairs, finance, construction, household registration, and military service
- 鎮壓ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄚto suppress; to put down; to quell (a rebellion, uprising, or unrest) by force; to repress
- 重鎮ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄣˋstrategic town; major center for commerce, culture, or tourism; influential official with military power (Taiwan).
- 鎮定ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋcalm; composed; unperturbed; cool-headed; not flustered in a crisis
- 坐鎮ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋto be stationed at a post to defend it; to command from a strategic location; to oversee operations on-site