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镇

zhèn · zhen

Traditional 鎮

Meaning

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  1. to press down
  2. to calm
  3. to subdue
  4. to suppress
  5. to guard
  6. garrison
  7. small town
  8. to cool or chill (food or drinks)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)就(jiù)是(shì)我(wǒ)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)镇(zhèn)。

This is the town I told you about.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)会(huì)带(dài)你(nǐ)逛(guàng)逛(guàng)这(zhè)个(ge)镇(zhèn)。

I'll show you around the town.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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