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Pinyin: zhènEnglish Definition: to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)Chinese Definition: ①压：镇尺(用金属、玉石等制成的尺形文具，用来压书和纸。亦称“镇纸”，“压尺”)。镇痛。
②以武力维持安定：镇压(用强力压制，不许进行政治活动)。镇反。镇服。镇慑。镇守。
③安定：镇静。镇定。
④军事上重要的地方：边防重镇。
⑤中国县以下的行政区划单位。
⑥较大的集市：城镇。村镇。
⑦把饮料等同冰或冷水放在一起使凉：冰镇。
⑧整个一段时间：镇日(整天)。
⑨时常：十年镇相随。
⑩中国明、清两代军队的编制单位。
⑾姓氏。Total strokes: 15;
Radical: 金 Pictophonetic:
真 indicates the sound;
钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
- ⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 真 [ zhēn ] real, actual, true, genuine
Example Words:
镇压 [
zhèn yā ]: suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
Example Sentences- 他的老家是一个非常小的镇，那里连红绿灯都没有，没有一个楼里有电梯的，甚至连电影院都没有。
He came from a town so small it didn't have a stop light, a building with an elevator or a movie theater.
- 她说她曾经在附近的镇里面有一套公寓，但是她把它卖了，然后继续居住在她出生的地方。
She used to have a flat in the town nearby but sold it to stay in her native place.
- 这些成员包括黑人政客，镇议员和其他人，还有他们的亲人和同事。
These included black policemen, town councilors and others, as well as their relatives and associates.
- 他说，三春镇还将播种其中一些种子。
The town will also plant some seeds, he said.
- 我从18岁起在每次选举中都会投票，甚至包括一些地方性的选举，比如只是选举学校董事会或镇理事会这样的规模。
I have voted in every election since I turned 18, including off years and off-off years, where only things like school boards and town councils were on the ballot.
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