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)

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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