同乡 (tóng) — fellow townsman / someone from the same hometown (village, town, or province)

Definition

Examples

• 在北京工作多年，每次遇到同乡都觉得特别亲切。
  Zài běi jīng gōng zuò duō nián, měi cì yù dào tóng dōu jué de tè bié qīn qiè.
  Having worked in Beijing for many years, I always feel especially close whenever I meet a fellow townsman.
• 我们村的同乡都参加了这次聚会。
  Wǒ men cūn de tóng dōu cān jiā le zhè cì jù huì.
  All the fellow townsmen from our village attended this gathering.
• 他在海外建立了同乡会，帮助新到的移民。
  Tā zài hǎi wài jiàn lì le tóng huì, bāng zhù xīn dào de yí mín.
  He established a fellow-townsmen association overseas to help new immigrants.