城镇(chéng zhèn) - cities and towns, urban areas; town in Mandarin

越yuè来lái越yuè多duō的de人rén搬bān到dào城chéng镇zhèn生shēng活huó。

More and more people are moving to live in towns and cities.

城chéng镇zhèn的de工gōng作zuò机jī会huì比bǐ农nóng村cūn多duō。

There are more jobs in towns and cities than in the countryside.

城chéng镇zhèn和hé乡xiāng下xia的de生shēng活huó很hěn不bù一yí样yàng。

Life in towns and life in the countryside are very different.

他tā在zài南nán方fāng的de一yí个gè小xiǎo城chéng镇zhèn长zhǎng大dà。

He grew up in a small town in the south.

城chéng镇zhèn里lǐ的de房fáng子zi比bǐ村cūn里lǐ贵guì得de多duō。

Houses in towns are much more expensive than in villages.