乡 (xiāng) — hometown, native village; countryside, rural area; township (PRC administrative unit)
Definition
乡 is a building block: 家乡/故乡 mean 'hometown' (where you're from), while 乡村/乡下/农村 mean 'countryside' (rural life). 乡 also names the PRC township administrative unit.
noun
hometownnative villagecountrysiderural areatownship (PRC administrative unit)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Wǒ měi nián guò nián dōu huí xiāng.I return to my hometown every year for the Spring Festival.
- 。Chéng shì hé xiāng cūn de shēng huó hěn bù yí yàng.Life in the city and the countryside is very different.
- 乡。Zhè ge xiāng yǒu wǔ gè cūn zi.This township has five villages.
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