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家乡

jiā xiāng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. hometown
  2. 2. native place

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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异地
yì dì

different place

异地指他乡，与家乡相对。

Register variants

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老家
lǎo jiā

native place

老家用于口语，指原籍。

Related words

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家园
jiā yuán

home

家园指家庭所在的地方，有情感色彩。

Synonyms

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故乡
gù xiāng

home

故乡多用于书面语，家乡更口语化。

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
jiā xiāng cài

regional dish

家乡话
jiā xiāng huà

native language

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
xiāng

country or countryside

家
jiā

home