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故乡

gù xiāng · gu xiang

Traditional 故鄉

HSK 3Old HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. home
  2. homeland
  3. native place
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Tea from home

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，你(nǐ)的(de)故乡(gùxiāng)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Qiqi, where is your hometown?

  2. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)的(de)故乡(gùxiāng)在(zài)成都(chéngdū)。

    My hometown is in Chengdu.

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)那儿(nàr)的(de)茶馆(cháguǎn)特别多(tèbiéduō)。

    I heard it has a lot of teahouses.

  4. Qiqi

    对(duì)！今天(jīntiān)的(de)茶(chá)就是(jiùshì)从(cóng)故乡(gùxiāng)寄来(jìlái)的(de)。

    Yes! The tea today was sent from my hometown.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)想念(xiǎngniàn)故乡(gùxiāng)吗(ma)？

    Do you miss your hometown?

  6. Qiqi

    想(xiǎng)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)喝(hē)两壶(liǎnghú)。

    Yes, so I drink two pots a day.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)10年(nián)中(zhōng)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)访(fǎng)问(wèn)他(tā)的(de)故(gù)乡(xiāng)。

He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years.

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

02

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)地(dì)方(fang)能(néng)比(bǐ)得(de)上(shàng)你(nǐ)的(de)故(gù)乡(xiāng)好(hǎo)啊(a)？

What place on Earth could be better than the place your people came from?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by fenfang557 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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故
gù

happening; instance

乡
xiāng

country or countryside; native place

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