老家

lǎo jiā

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 异乡 yì xiāng 异乡 yì xiāng foreign land foreign land, the opposite of one's native place: foreign land

Related words

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• 祖籍 zǔ jí 祖籍 zǔ jí ancestral hometown ancestral home, specifically the place where one's ancestors came from: ancestral hometown

Synonyms

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• 故乡 gù xiāng 故乡 gù xiāng home same meaning of hometown or native place, often used in literary contexts: home
• 家乡 jiā xiāng 家乡 jiā xiāng hometown same meaning of hometown, more common in spoken Chinese: hometown

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 回老家 huí lǎo jiā: to go back to one's roots
• 老家贼 老家贼 lǎo jiā zéi: (dialect) sparrow

Child Words of 老家

• 家 家 jiā: home
• 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