Semi-urbanization happens in almost every country around the world during its industrialization and urbanization, peri-urbanization in China seems more typical and more complicated.
半城市化是世界各国在工业化、城市化过程中的普遍现象，中国的半城市化问题更为突出和复杂。
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With the rapid progress of urbanization, the number of peri-urban landless peasants increased significantly.
随着城市化的快速推进，城郊失地农民的数量大幅增长。
词源
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peri-urbanization:
peri- +? urbanization, from French périurbanisation