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老家

lǎo jiā
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. native place
  2. 2. place of origin
  3. 3. home state or region

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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异乡
yì xiāng

foreign land

foreign land, the opposite of one's native place

Related words

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祖籍
zǔ jí

ancestral hometown

ancestral home, specifically the place where one's ancestors came from

Synonyms

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故乡
gù xiāng

home

same meaning of hometown or native place, often used in literary contexts
家乡
jiā xiāng

hometown

same meaning of hometown, more common in spoken Chinese

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with '老家伙' (lǎojiāhuo) which means 'old guy'.

Cultural notes

Refers to the place where one's family originally comes from, often used to express a sense of belonging.

Example Sentences

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我的 老家 在湖南。
My hometown is in Hunan.

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Words Containing 老家

回老家
huí lǎo jiā

to go back to one's roots

老家贼
lǎo jiā zéi

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Child Words of 老家

家
jiā

home

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