老乡

lǎo xiāng

CL 位 wèi 个 gè

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 外地人 wài dì rén 外地人 wài dì rén stranger 来自不同地方的人: stranger

Related words

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• 故乡 gù xiāng 故乡 gù xiāng home 出生的地方: home

Synonyms

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• 同乡 tóng xiāng 同乡 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province 来自同一个家乡的人: person from the same village, town, or province

Usage notes

Cultural notes

在军队或学校中，常用“老乡”来拉近关系，体现乡土情结。

Formality

“老乡”常用于口语，称呼来自同一家乡的人，语气亲切。

Example Sentences

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我们在北京遇到了一个 老乡 。

We met a fellow townsman in Beijing.

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Child Words of 老乡

• 乡 乡 xiāng: country or countryside
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity