村(cūn) - village in Mandarin

我wǒ的de老lǎo家jiā在zài一yí个gè很hěn小xiǎo的de村cūn子zǐ里lǐ。

My family comes from a tiny village.

这zhè个ge村cūn有yǒu一yì条tiáo河hé，村cūn里lǐ的de人rén都dōu在zài河hé边biān洗xǐ菜cài。

This village has a river, and the villagers all wash vegetables by the water.

村cūn里lǐ的de老lǎo人rén都dōu认rèn识shi我wǒ。

All the old people in the village know me.

我wǒ们men要yào翻fān过guò那nà座zuò山shān，才cái能néng到dào下xià一yí个gè村cūn。

We have to cross that hill to get to the next village.

他tā在zài村cūn里lǐ长zhǎng大dà，十shí八bā岁suì才cái去qù城chéng里lǐ。

He grew up in the village and didn't go to the city until he was eighteen.