故乡

gù xiāng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. home
2. homeland
3. native place

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 异乡 yì xiāng 异乡 yì xiāng foreign land 指不是自己出生的地方: foreign land

Register variants

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• 故土 gù tǔ 故土 gù tǔ native country; one's homeland 更书面化，强调与土地的情感联系: native country; one's homeland

Related words

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• 祖国 zǔ guó 祖国 zǔ guó motherland 上升到国家层面的故乡: motherland

Synonyms

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• 家乡 jiā xiāng 家乡 jiā xiāng hometown 指自己出生长大的地方，带有亲切感: hometown

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：怀念故乡（miss one's hometown），常用于书面和正式场合。

Common mistakes

注意：不说“回到故乡里”，应说“回到故乡”。

Example Sentences

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他决定回归 故乡 。

He decided to return to his hometown.

我每年春节都会回到 故乡 。

I return to my hometown every Spring Festival.

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Words Containing 故乡

• 离开故乡 离开故乡 lí kāi gù xiāng: to leave one's homeland

Child Words of 故乡

• 故 故 gù: happening
• 乡 乡 xiāng: country or countryside