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老家

lǎo jiā · lao jia

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Meaning

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  1. native place
  2. place of origin
  3. home state or region
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Hometown food

  1. Qiqi

    春节(chūnjié)你(nǐ)回(huí)老家(lǎojiā)吗(ma)？

    Are you going back to your hometown for Spring Festival?

  2. Dengdeng

    回(huí)，我(wǒ)老家(lǎojiā)在(zài)四川(sìchuān)。

    Yes, my hometown is in Sichuan.

  3. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)老家(lǎojiā)的(de)火锅(huǒguō)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    The hotpot at your hometown must be tasty.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)总(zǒng)问(wèn)我(wǒ)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)结婚(jiéhūn)。

    But my granny always asks me when I will get married.

  5. Qiqi

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)说(shuō)，先(xiān)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。

    Then just say: hotpot first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)住(zhù)得(de)离(lí)老(lǎo)家(jiā)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)。

He lives far away from his hometown.

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

02

每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)回(huí)老(lǎo)家(jiā)看(kàn)望(wàng)父(fù)母(mǔ)。

Every Spring Festival, I go back to my hometown to visit my parents.

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