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 ·

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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