农村
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
农村 (nóngcūn) · countryside
农村 (nóngcūn) means “countryside; village; rural area”. It is written with 2 characters: 农 (agriculture) + 村 (village). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 农村 is built
The characters
农 nóng · agriculture
What 农 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
Origin hint: Simplified form of 農, tilling the field 田 with a hoe 辰 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
村 cūn · village
What 村 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 寸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷奶奶住在农村。Wǒ yéye nǎinai zhù zài nóngcūn.My grandparents live in the countryside.
你喜欢农村的生活吗？Nǐ xǐhuan nóngcūn de shēnghuó ma?Do you like rural life?
Questions about 农村
What does 农村 mean?
农村 (nóngcūn) means “countryside; village; rural area”.
How do you pronounce 农村?
农村 is pronounced nóngcūn.
Which HSK level is 农村?
农村 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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Learn 农村 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.