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家乡

hometown

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jia1xiang1 • jiāxiāng

Meaning

Primary

hometown

Alternatives

native place

Mnemonic

Your 家乡 hometown refers to the place that contains the 家 house you grew up in, as well as the surrounding 乡 countryside.

Usage

我 对 家乡 很 有 感情。

I love my hometown.

他 离开 了 他 的 家乡。

He left his hometown.

家乡 来 的 客人

guest from one's hometown