他乡 (tā xiāng) — a place away from one's home; an alien land

Definition

Examples

• 独自在他乡打拼，难免会想家。
  Dú zì zài tā xiāng dǎ pīn, nán miǎn huì xiǎng jiā.
  Struggling alone in a strange land, it's inevitable to feel homesick.
• 他乡遇故知，是人生一大幸事。
  tā xiāng Yù gù zhī, shì rén shēng yí dà xìng shì.
  Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is one of life's great joys.
• 他已在他乡生活了二十年，却始终没有归属感。
  Tā yǐ zài tā xiāng shēng huó le èr shí nián, què shǐ zhōng méi yǒu guī shǔ gǎn.
  He has lived in a foreign land for twenty years, yet he has never felt a sense of belonging.