家乡 家鄉
家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ gaa1 hoeng1 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- hometown
- native place
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
乡 鄉
- 下乡 下鄉 xià xiāng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haa6 hoeng1 to go to the countryside
- 同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ tung4 hoeng1 person from the same village, town, or province
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
- 异乡 異鄉 yì xiāng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ji6 hoeng1 foreign land
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- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ hoeng1 haa6 countryside
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 乡村 鄉村 xiāng cūn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄣ hoeng1 cyun1 rustic
- 乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ hoeng1 can1 fellow countryman (from the same village)
- 串乡 串鄉 chuàn xiāng ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ cyun3 hoeng1 to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)
- 他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ taa1 hoeng1 foreign land
- 仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ sin1 hoeng1 fairyland
- 侨乡 僑鄉 qiáo xiāng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤ kiu4 hoeng1 hometown of overseas Chinese
- 内乡 內鄉 Nèi xiāng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ noi6 hoeng1 see 内乡县
- 外乡 外鄉 wài xiāng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ngoi6 hoeng1 another part of the country
- 梦乡 夢鄉 mèng xiāng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤ mung6 hoeng1 the land of dreams
- 安乡 安鄉 Ān xiāng ㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ on1 hoeng1 see 安乡县
- 宁乡 寧鄉 Níng xiāng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ning4 hoeng1 see 宁乡市
- 山乡 山鄉 shān xiāng ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ saan1 hoeng1 mountain area
Idioms with these characters
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 客死异乡 客死異鄉 kè sǐ yì xiāng ㄎㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haak3 sei2 ji6 hoeng1 to die in a foreign land (idiom)
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- 入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
- 异国他乡 異國他鄉 yì guó tā xiāng ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ ji6 gwok3 taa1 hoeng1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
- 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ji1 gam2 waan4 hoeng1 lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)
Example sentences
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台湾 台灣 是 我 的 家乡 家鄉 。
Taiwan is my home.
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我 的 家乡 家鄉 非常 漂亮 。
My hometown is very pretty.
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你 回家 乡 鄉 去 住 多少 天 ？
How many days are you going to be visiting your hometown?
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她 被 安葬 在 她 的 家乡 家鄉 。
She was buried in her hometown.
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我们 我們 第一次 参观 參觀 了 他 的 家乡 家鄉 。
We visited his home country for the first time.
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