家乡

jiā xiāng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. hometown
2. native place

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 异地 yì dì 异地 yì dì different place 异地指他乡，与家乡相对。: different place

Register variants

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• 老家 lǎo jiā 老家 lǎo jiā native place 老家用于口语，指原籍。: native place

Related words

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• 家园 jiā yuán 家园 jiā yuán home 家园指家庭所在的地方，有情感色彩。: home

Synonyms

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• 故乡 gù xiāng 故乡 gù xiāng home 故乡多用于书面语，家乡更口语化。: home

Usage notes

Collocations

家乡常与“思念”“回到”等动词搭配，如“思念家乡”。

Common mistakes

不要说“我的家乡是中国”，这显得奇怪；通常说“我的家乡在（某地）”或“我来自（某地）”。

Example Sentences

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我的 家乡 在中国的西南。

My hometown is in the southwest of China.

我的 家乡 在一个小城市。

My hometown is in a small city.

他对 家乡 的变化感慨万千。

He is filled with emotion at the changes in his hometown.

他对 家乡 念念不忘。

He constantly misses his hometown.

他一辈子没离开过 家乡 。

He never left his hometown his whole life.

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Words Containing 家乡

• 家乡菜 家乡菜 jiā xiāng cài: regional dish
• 家乡话 家乡话 jiā xiāng huà: native language
• 玛家乡 玛家乡 mǎ jiā xiāng: Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

Child Words of 家乡

• 乡 乡 xiāng: country or countryside
• 家 家 jiā: home