回乡 (huí xiāng) — to return to one's hometown (village)
Definition
回乡 specifically means returning to one's rural hometown or home village. It is a separable verb: insert 了/过 or a measure phrase (回过一次乡, 回了一趟乡).
verb
to return to one's hometown (village)
Examples
- 回乡。Tā měi nián dōu huí xiāng guò nián.He returns to his hometown every year for Chinese New Year.
- ，。Tā huí le yí cì xiāng, kàn wàng fù mǔ.He returned to his hometown once to visit his parents.
- 回乡。Tā hěn jiǔ méi huí xiāng le.He hasn't returned to his hometown for a long time.
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