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鎮 / 镇

Traditional
鎮
Simplified
镇

to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard/garrison/small town/to cool or chill (food or drinks)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

zhèn, zhēn, tián

Bopomofo

ㄓㄣˋ, ㄓㄣ, ㄊㄧㄢˊ

Jyutping

zan3

Example sentences

城鎮 / 城镇 chéngzhèn
這個偏遠的城鎮正逐漸失去它的人口。
这个偏远的城镇正逐渐失去它的人口。

This remote town is gradually losing its population.

反攻 fǎngōng
軍隊反攻後，終於收復失守的城鎮。
军队反攻后，终于收复失守的城镇。

After the army counterattacked, it finally recovered the town that had fallen.

鎮 / 镇 zhèn
鎮上的商店都關門了。
镇上的商店都关门了。

All the shops in the town are closed.

四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng
遊客從四面八方湧向這座歷史悠久的古鎮。
游客从四面八方涌向这座历史悠久的古镇。

Tourists flocked to this historic ancient town from all directions.

鎮定 / 镇定 zhèndìng
面對突發狀況，他依然保持鎮定，迅速想出了解決辦法。
面对突发状况，他依然保持镇定，迅速想出了解决办法。

Facing a sudden situation, he remained calm and quickly came up with a solution.

市鎮 / 市镇 shìzhèn
這座市鎮每逢週末都會吸引許多遊客。
这座市镇每逢周末都会吸引许多游客。

This town attracts many visitors every weekend.

Example Vocabulary

城鎮

cheng2'zhen4

town; city and town

鎮

zhen4

town; to suppress; to cool with ice

鎮定

zhen4'ding4

calm; cool; composed; to calm down

冰鎮

bing1'zhen4

吳鎮宇

城鎮化

cheng2'zhen4'hua4

市鎮

shi4'zhen4

town; township

景德鎮

jing3'de2'zhen4

北鎮

博鰲鎮

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