故乡 故鄉
故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- home
- homeland
- native place
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
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- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
- 故事 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 si6 old practice
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
- 家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ gaa1 hoeng1 hometown
- 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
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
- 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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不由得 想起 了 故乡 故鄉 。
I can never forget my hometown.
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我 突然 很 想念 我 的 故乡 故鄉 。
I suddenly feel nostalgic for my homeland.
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他 10 年中 第一次 访问 訪問 他 的 故乡 故鄉 。
He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years.
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世界 上 有 什么地方 什麼地方 能 比 得 上 你 的 故乡 故鄉 好 啊 ？
What place on Earth could be better than the place your people came from?
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