镇长 鎮長 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff 边城 邊城 biān chéng border town / remote town 虎门镇 虎門鎮 hǔ mén zhèn Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tai4 ping2], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 Shi4], Guangdong 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town syn 城市 chéng shì city / town / CL:座[zuo4] syn 城 chéng city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4] syn 小镇 小鎮 xiǎo zhèn small town / village 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn town / cities and towns syn 进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 打车 打車 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift 阿伦 阿倫 ā lún Aalen, town in Germany 波恩 bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town syn 西贡 西貢 xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong 跑遍 pǎo biàn to go everywhere / to scour (the whole town) 大林 dà lín Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan 纽伦堡 紐倫堡 niǔ lún bǎo Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany 市井 shì jǐng marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people syn 招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo guò shì to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom) syn 市集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town syn 返乡 返鄉 fǎn xiāng to return to one's home town syn 开普敦 開普敦 kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa) 故里 gù lǐ home town / native place syn 同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province syn 市镇 市鎮 shì zhèn small town syn 乡里 鄉里 xiāng lǐ one's home town or village syn 关西 關西 guān xī Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 原籍 yuán jí ancestral home (town) / birthplace syn 小城 xiǎo chéng small town 万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out syn 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn 集镇 集鎮 jí zhèn town syn 县城 縣城 xiàn chéng county seat / county town syn 卫星城 衛星城 wèi xīng chéng "satellite" town / edge city / exurb 冈山 岡山 gāng shān Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 三峡 三峽 sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 公交车 公交車 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) 城市规划 城市規劃 chéng shì guī huà town planning 巴萨 巴薩 bā sà Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona) / Baza (town in Grenada, Spain) 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 周庄 周莊 zhōu zhuāng Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction 城关镇 城關鎮 chéng guān zhèn Chengguan town (common place name) 沙田 shā tián Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong 金宝 金寶 jīn bǎo Campbell (name) / Kampar, town in the state of Perak, Malaysia 马六甲 馬六甲 mǎ liù jiǎ Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra 赌城 賭城 dǔ chéng casino town / nickname for Las Vegas 丽江古城 麗江古城 lì jiāng gǔ chéng Lijiang old town (in Yunnan) 自家人 zì jiā rén sb with whom one is on familiar terms / sb from the same place (same house, same town etc) / one of us 亦庄 亦莊 yì zhuāng Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality 吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob 新塘 xīn táng Xintang, common town or village name / Xintang village in Guangdong province 沙头角 沙頭角 shā tóu jiǎo Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong) 聚落 jù luò settlement / dwelling place / town / village syn 伍子胥 wǔ zǐ xū Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician, famous as destitute refugee begging in the town of Wu 凤凰古城 鳳凰古城 fèng huáng gǔ chéng Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category 白帝城 bái dì chéng Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction 莺歌 鶯歌 yīng gē Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 小汤山 小湯山 xiǎo tāng shān Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality 依云 依雲 yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France 新都桥 新都橋 xīn dū qiáo Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan 埔里 bù lǐ Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 死城 sǐ chéng ghost town 南安普敦 nán ān pǔ dūn Southampton, town in south England 布鲁日 布魯日 bù lǔ rì Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium 樟木 zhāng mù Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border syn 市议员 市議員 shì yì yuán town councilor / city councilor / alderman 昆阳 昆陽 kūn yáng Kunyang town and former county in Yunnan 藩镇 藩鎮 fān zhèn lit. fence town / buffer region (between enemies) / Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] 瑞芳 ruì fāng Ruifang or Juifang town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 新市镇 新市鎮 xīn shì zhèn new town / planned community 潮洲 cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong 浩特 hào tè nomadic camp / town or village (Mongolian: khot) 镇 鎮 zhèn to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks) syn 亚历山大 亞歷山大 yà lì shān dà Alexander (name) / Alexandria (town name) 乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit) syn 沙特鲁 沙特魯 shā tè lǔ Châteauroux / Chateauroux (French town) 克劳福德 克勞福德 kè láo fú dé Crawford (town in Texas) 庞贝 龐貝 páng bèi Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy 伊斯特 yī sī tè Istres (French town) 坎大哈 kǎn dà hā Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan) 阿拉斯 ā lā sī Arras, town in northern France 那曲 nǎ qū Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet 哈利法克斯 hā lì fǎ kè sī Halifax (name) / Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada / Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England 温切斯特 溫切斯特 wēn qiē sī tè Winchester (town in south England, capital of former kingdom of Wessex) 蒙彼利埃 méng bǐ lì āi Montpellier (French town) 克莱蒙特 克萊懞特 kè lái méng tè Clermont (French town) / Claremont, California 宜山 yí shān former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi 老城 lǎo chéng old town / old district of a city 庞培 龐培 páng péi Pompeium, Roman town in Bay of Naples destroyed by eruption of Vesuvius in 79 / Pompey (Roman general) 杰里科 傑里科 jié lǐ kē Jericho (town in West Bank) 楼兰 樓蘭 lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1] 卡昂 kǎ áng Caen (French town) 格勒诺布尔 格勒諾布爾 gé lè nuò bù ěr Grenoble (French town) 白河 bái hé Baihe County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi / Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan 通霄 tōng xiāo Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 大吉岭 大吉嶺 dà jí lǐng Darjeeling, town in India 