WordTaiwan frequency #14,111
埔里鎮
ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄣˋ
“township in Nantou County, Taiwan; located near the geographic center of the island; known for its mild climate, sugarcane, wine, and butterfly habitat.”
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埔
ㄆㄨˇ
Used in place names; refers to a plain or flat area; also a port or market.
里
ㄌㄧˇ
Inside, interior; a neighborhood or lane; a village; a surname; a traditional Chinese unit of distance (about 500 meters); (Taiwan) an administrative borough.
鎮
ㄓㄣˋ
to suppress or calm; to guard or garrison; a small town or market place; to press down
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Words sharing these characters
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- 公里ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇkilometer; unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- 里長ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; head of a li (village-level administrative unit) in Taiwan, between neighborhood leader and township/district mayor.
- 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
- 里民ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊresidents of the same village or neighborhood; local community members in a village-level administrative unit.
- 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).
- 鄰里ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇneighbors; people living nearby; a neighborhood; a local administrative unit in some contexts
- 鎮定ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋcalm; composed; unperturbed; cool-headed; not flustered in a crisis
- 里程ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊmileage (distance traveled by a vehicle); distance covered; a stage or milestone in development