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乡

xiāng · xiang

Traditional 鄉

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. country or countryside
  2. native place
  3. home village or town
  4. township (PRC administrative unit)
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2 examples
01

他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)二(èr)十(shí)多(duō)年(nián)了(le)。

It has been more than twenty years since he left his hometown.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)乡(xiāng)今(jīn)年(nián)新(xīn)建(jiàn)了(le)一(yì)所(suǒ)小(xiǎo)学(xué)。

This township built a new primary school this year.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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