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家乡

jiā xiāng · jia xiang

Traditional 家鄉

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. hometown
  2. native place
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Missing home

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)的(de)家乡(jiāxiāng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Leon, where is your hometown?

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)家乡(jiāxiāng)在(zài)法国(fǎguó)，一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)城市(chéngshì)。

    My hometown is in France, a small city.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想念(xiǎngniàn)家乡(jiāxiāng)吗(ma)？

    Do you miss your hometown?

  4. Leon

    想(xiǎng)，尤其(yóuqí)想念(xiǎngniàn)家乡(jiāxiāng)的(de)面包(miànbāo)。

    Yes, especially the bread of my hometown.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)面包(miànbāo)。

    Then we'll buy you bread tomorrow.

  6. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！可是(kěshì)中国(zhōngguó)的(de)面包(miànbāo)太(tài)甜(tián)了(le)。

    Thanks! But Chinese bread is very sweet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)你(nǐ)们(men)远(yuǎn)离(lí)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)之(zhī)前(qián)请(qǐng)给(gěi)父(fù)母(mǔ)一(yí)个(gè)拥(yōng)抱(bào)。

Give a hug to your parents before you get far away from your hometown.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeeSooHa · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)整(zhěng)整(zhěng)十(shí)年(nián)了(le)。

It has been exactly ten years since he left his hometown.

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家
jiā

home; family

乡
xiāng

country or countryside; native place

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