Hanzi
Traditional
鄉
Simplified
乡

country or countryside/native place/home village or town/township (PRC administrative unit)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

xiāng, xiǎng, xiàng

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄤ, ㄒㄧㄤˇ, ㄒㄧㄤˋ

Jyutping

hoeng1

Example sentences

他鄉 / 他乡 tāxiāng
他雖然遠在他鄉，但仍然與故鄉親友保持緊密的連繫。
他虽然远在他乡，但仍然与故乡亲友保持紧密的连系。

Although he is far away in a foreign land, he still maintains close contact with his hometown friends and relatives.

遊子 / 游子 yóuzǐ
每逢佳節，客居他鄉的遊子總是格外思念故鄉。
每逢佳节，客居他乡的游子总是格外思念故乡。

Every festive season, the traveler staying in a foreign land always misses their hometown especially.

家鄉 / 家乡 jiāxiāng
他打算畢業後回到家鄉任教。
他打算毕业后回到家乡任教。

He plans to return to his hometown to teach after graduation.

此後 / 此后 cǐhòu
他畢業後離開了家鄉，此後很少回來。
他毕业后离开了家乡，此后很少回来。

He left his hometown after graduation, and rarely came back after that.

故鄉 / 故乡 gùxiāng
我非常懷念我的故鄉。
我非常怀念我的故乡。

I miss my hometown very much.

思 sī
夜深時，他常思故鄉。
夜深时，他常思故乡。

Late at night, he often missed his hometown.

異鄉 / 异乡 yìxiāng
身在異鄉的遊子，每逢佳節總是格外思念親人。
身在异乡的游子，每逢佳节总是格外思念亲人。

A wanderer in a foreign land misses their family especially during holidays.

寂寞 jímò
他在異鄉獨自生活，常感到寂寞。
他在异乡独自生活，常感到寂寞。

Living alone in a foreign land, he often feels lonely.

老鄉 / 老乡 lǎoxiāng
在國外遇到老鄉，心裡感到特別溫暖。
在国外遇到老乡，心里感到特别温暖。

Meeting a fellow countryman abroad feels especially heartwarming.

下鄉 / 下乡 xiàxiāng
退休後，他打算下鄉體驗清靜的田園生活。
退休后，他打算下乡体验清静的田园生活。

After retiring, he plans to go to the countryside to experience the quiet pastoral life.

Example Vocabulary

他鄉

ta1'xiang1

land away from one's home; foreign land

家鄉

jia1'xiang1

hometown; native place

故鄉

gu4'xiang1

hometown; birthplace

異鄉

yi4'xiang1

foreign land; elsewhere

老鄉

lao3'xiang1

fellow-townsman; countryman

下鄉

xia4'xiang1

to go to the countryside; to visit rural areas

入鄉隨俗

ru4'xiang1'sui2'su2

同鄉

tong2'xiang1

a person from the same hometown or native place

城鄉

cheng2'xiang1

urban and rural areas

夢鄉

meng4'xiang1

dreamland; slumberland

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