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
- 城鄉ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤcity and countryside; urban and rural areas
- 城堡ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠˇcastle; fortified stronghold; rook in chess.
- 京城ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊcapital city; seat of government; the capital of a country.
- 長城ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊthe Great Wall of China; a long defensive wall built across northern China; a metaphor for a strong national defense; a metaphor for someone or something that serves as a pillar of strength
- 城門ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊcity gate; main entrance to a walled city or fortress.
- 鎮壓ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄚto suppress; to put down; to quell (a rebellion, uprising, or unrest) by force; to repress
- 鎮民ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊtown residents; people living in a town or small city; townspeople