家乡 (jiā xiāng) — hometown, native place
Definition
家乡 is the standard word for 'hometown, native place,' used warmly and personally. 老乡 means a fellow person from the same hometown, not the place itself.
noun
hometownnative place
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 家乡。Tā lí kāi jiā xiāng yǐ jīng shí nián le.He left his hometown ten years ago.
- 家乡。Wǒ de jiā xiāng zài nán fāng de yí gè xiǎo chéng.My hometown is a small city in the south.
- 。Měi nián chūn jié wǒ dōu huí jiā xiāng guò nián.Every Spring Festival I go back to my hometown for the New Year.
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