镇

zhèn

HSK 6 noun

town; to press down; to calm

In a story

站在镇口，她几乎认不出这个自己出生的地方。Standing at the edge of town, she could barely recognize the place where she had been born.归乡 · Homecoming · HSK 6

镇上没有一个活人。There was not a living soul in the town.刀的债 · The Debt of the Blade · HSK 5

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