乡村

• 拼音: xiāng cūn
• 汉字拆解: 乡 = community; 村 = 木 (wood) + 寸 (inch), representing a small settlement

含义

Village; countryside; rural area. Refers to areas outside cities with agricultural communities.

A slightly more literary or formal term than 农村. Often used in contexts discussing rural development, tourism, or nostalgia for simpler life. Common in phrases like 乡村音乐 (country music), 乡村旅游 (rural tourism), and 乡村振兴 (rural revitalization).

例句

1. 近年来，乡村旅游越来越受欢迎。
2. 政府正在推动乡村振兴计划。
3. 他喜欢乡村的宁静，不愿意搬到城市去。

用法指南

语境: geography, lifestyle

语气: nostalgic

正确说法

• 乡村的空气比城市好多了。(The air in the countryside is much better than in the city.)
• 她拍了一组乡村风光照片。(She took a series of countryside landscape photos.)

错误说法

• 我的乡村 (Don't use possessively like this — say 我的家乡 or 我老家的村子)

起源与历史

Compound of 乡 (hometown, rural area) and 村 (village), reinforcing the rural setting.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal