籍贯 (jí guàn) — one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace
Definition
Formal/official word for one's registered birthplace, used on forms and documents. More official than 家乡; 祖籍 focuses specifically on the ancestral origin traced through family lines.
noun
one's native placeplace of ancestryregistered birthplace
Examples
- 籍贯。Qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de jí guàn.Please tell me your native place.
- 籍贯浙。Tā de jí guàn shì zhè jiāng háng zhōu.His native place is Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
- 籍贯。Biǎo gé shàng xū yào tián xiě jí guàn.The form requires filling in the place of ancestry.
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