Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
故乡
gùxiāng
Description
故乡是你出生和长大的地方。
故乡 is the place where you were born and raised.
很多人离开故乡去大城市工作，但心里一直想着家。
Many people leave 故乡 to work in big cities, but they always think of home.
Meanings
故乡gùxiāng
hometown; the place where one was born
我的故乡在南方的一个小村子。
My hometown is a small village in the south.
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Notes
- Etymology
故 (former, old) + 乡 (village, native place) — one's old native place.
- Nuance
故乡 is slightly literary/emotional; 家乡 is the more everyday spoken word.
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