- 城镇 chéngzhèn cities and townscities and towns; urban areas
- 乡镇 xiāngzhèn townships and villagesvillages and small towns; a general term for rural administrative districts or smaller towns
- 小镇 xiǎozhèn small townsmall town; village
- 镇子 zhènzi townsmall town or market town; usually larger than a village
- 乡镇企业 xiāngzhènqǐyè rural enterprisetownship and village enterprise; small or medium industries located in rural areas of Mainland China
- 镇定 zhèndìng calmcalm; cool; composed; unperturbed and steady, especially in an emergency
- 镇静 zhènjìng calmcalm, composed, or cool and steady
- 镇静剂 zhènjìngjì sedativesedative; tranquilizer; a type of medicine used to calm the nerves and treat anxiety or insomnia
- 镇压 zhènyā to suppressto suppress or put down by force; to quell a rebellion or strike
- 村镇 cūnzhèn villages and townsvillages and small towns collectively
- 城镇化 chéngzhènhuà urbanizationThe process by which a rural population moves to towns and cities, involving the concentration of non-agricultural industries and the expansion of urban areas
- 镇痛 zhèntòng to relieve painto suppress or ease pain
- 坐镇 zuòzhèn to assume personal commandto garrison a location to maintain control; to personally oversee operations or supervise from a base of command
- 镇江 zhènjiāng ZhenjiangA prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, China.
- 镇长 zhènzhǎng mayorthe chief administrative official in charge of a town; town headman or mayor
- 景德镇 jǐngdézhèn JingdezhenA prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province famous for being China's historical center of porcelain and pottery production.
- 集镇 jízhèn market towntown or market center, typically smaller than a city, serving as a hub for regional trade and administration in rural areas
- 重镇 zhòngzhèn major centeran important town or city, particularly one with strategic military significance or a major role in commerce, culture, or tourism
- 镇守 zhènshǒu to garrisonto guard or defend a strategic area with military troops; to stand guard; to protect
- 冰镇 bīngzhèn iced(of drinks, etc.) chilled with ice or refrigerated
- 市镇 shìzhèn small towna small town or market town; a township
- 镇海 zhènhǎi ZhenhaiZhenhai district of [[宁波|寧波|ning2 bo1]] city in Zhejiang province
- 吴镇宇 wúzhènyǔ Francis NgFrancis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), a well-known Hong Kong actor
- 镇江市 zhènjiāngshì ZhenjiangZhenjiang, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal
- 镇住 zhènzhù to suppressto put down, suppress, or dominate; to subdue or keep something under control
- 镇远 zhènyuǎn Zhenyuan (Guizhou)Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province
- 镇流器 zhènliúqì ballastan electrical component used to limit the amount of current in a circuit, commonly used with fluorescent or discharge lamps
- 镇定自若 zhèndìngzìruò calm and collectedTo be perfectly calm and collected even in an emergency; maintaining one's usual composure without panic
- 景德镇市 jǐngdézhènshì JingdezhenJingdezhen, a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province [[江西省|江西省|jiang1 xi1 sheng3]]
- 镇静药 zhènjìngyào sedativesedative; tranquilizer; a type of medicine used to calm the nerves, reduce anxiety, or treat insomnia
- 清镇 qīngzhèn QingzhenQingzhen, a county-level city in Guizhou Province, under the administration of [[贵阳|貴陽|gui4 yang2]]
- 藩镇 fānzhèn frontier commanderyTang dynasty system of provincial administration led by a military governor ([[节度使|節度使|jie2 du4 shi3]]), specifically referring to independent regional power centers that resisted central control; literally 'fence town'
- 镇痛剂 zhèntòngjì painkillermedicine used to suppress or relieve pain; analgesic; anodyne
- 北镇 běizhèn BeizhenBeizhen, a county-level city in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province
- 镇纸 zhènzhǐ paperweightAn object used to hold paper or book pages in place while writing, painting, or reading, typically made of metal or stone; also called [[纸镇|紙鎮|zhi3 zhen4]], [[镇尺|鎮尺|zhen4 chi3]], or [[书镇|書鎮|shu1 zhen4]]
- 丰镇 fēngzhèn FengzhenFengzhen city in Inner Mongolia
- 清镇市 qīngzhènshì Qingzhen CityQingzhen, a county-level city in [[贵阳市|貴陽市|gui4 yang2 shi4]], Guizhou
- 镇安 zhèn'ān Zhen'anZhen'an County in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province
- 镇远县 zhènyuǎnxiàn Zhenyuan CountyZhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture [[黔东南州|黔東南州|qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1]], Guizhou province
- 新市镇 xīnshìzhèn new townnewly developed town or planned community designed to alleviate population pressure on large cities; satellite city
- 朱仙镇 zhūxiānzhèn Zhuxian TownA famous town in Henan province, south of Kaifeng. It is historically significant as the site where the Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeated the Jin army in 1140 and was one of the four great commercial centers of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
- 虎门镇 hǔménzhèn Humen Towntown in Dongguan, Guangdong Province
- 镇平 zhènpíng ZhenpingZhenping County in [[南阳|南陽|nan2 yang2]], Henan province
- 镇海区 zhènhǎiqū Zhenhai DistrictZhenhai District, a county-level district of Ningbo City in Zhejiang Province
- 镇反 zhènfǎn to suppress counterrevolutionaries(abbreviation) to suppress counterrevolutionaries; specifically refers to the political campaign to suppress counterrevolutionaries in the early 1950s
- 镇民 zhènmín townspeoplethe residents of a town; townsfolk; urbanites
- 镇原 zhènyuán ZhenyuanZhenyuan County in Qingyang City, Gansu Province
- 镇宁县 zhènníngxiàn Zhenning countyZhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun, Guizhou province
- 镇雄 zhènxióng ZhenxiongZhenxiong county in [[昭通|昭通|zhao1 tong1]], Yunnan
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