农村 (nóngcūn) — countryside / rural area

农村 (nóngcūn)

The rural area or countryside, as opposed to the city (城市 chéngshì), where farming and agriculture are the main activities.

Meanings

1. [noun] Countryside, rural area, village area.
2. [noun] The rural regions of a country (as a societal concept).

Example Sentences

他出生在农村，后来搬到了城市。 Tā chūshēng zài nóngcūn, hòulái bāndào le chéngshì. He was born in the countryside and later moved to the city.

农村的空气比城市新鲜。 Nóngcūn de kōngqì bǐ chéngshì xīnxiān. The air in the countryside is fresher than in the city.

很多年轻人从农村来到城市工作。 Hěn duō niánqīngrén cóng nóngcūn lái dào chéngshì gōngzuò. Many young people come from the countryside to work in cities.

政府正在帮助改善农村的生活条件。 Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài bāngzhù gǎishàn nóngcūn de shēnghuó tiáojiàn. The government is helping to improve living conditions in rural areas.

Collocations

Memory Hook

农 means "farming/agriculture" and 村 means "village" — a farming village is the countryside.