乡亲 (xiāng qīn) — fellow villager; someone from the same hometown (especially rural); local people; folks back home (collective reference)
Definition
乡亲 refers to the people from your home village, used collectively with warmth and nostalgia — the people, not the place (use 家乡 for the place itself). 老乡 is the more familiar way to address one such person directly.
noun
fellow villagersomeone from the same hometown (especially rural)local peoplefolks back home (collective reference)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 乡亲，。xiāng qīn Men tīng shuō tā huí lái le, dōu lái kàn tā.When the villagers heard he was back, they all came to see him.
- ，乡亲。Tā lí kāi jiā xiāng duō nián, dàn yì zhí diàn jì zhe xiāng qīn.He left his hometown for many years but has always been thinking of the folks back home.
- ，乡亲。Zhè cì huí xiāng, tā shòu dào le xiāng qīn de rè qíng jiē dài.On this return to his hometown, he received a warm welcome from the local people.
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