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乡愁

homesickness

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xiang1chou2 • xiāngchóu

Meaning

Primary

homesickness

Alternatives

homesick

Mnemonic

乡愁 Homesickness is a sickness where you are full of vague 愁 worry because you can't stop thinking about the 乡 countryside you came from and what is going on there nowadays.

Usage

她 感到 深深 的 乡愁。

She feels a deep homesickness.

乡愁 让 他 想 回 家。

Homesickness makes him want to go home.

他 因 乡愁 而 觉得 孤单。

He feels lonely because of homesickness.