家乡

Meaning(noun)

hometown; native place

Measure words: 个

Examples

• 我的家乡在越南北部。

  wǒ de jiā xiāng zài yuè nán běi bù.

  My hometown is in northern Vietnam.

• 他很想念家乡的饭菜。

  tā hěn xiǎng niàn jiā xiāng de fàn cài.

  He really misses the food from his hometown.

• 这几年家乡变化很大。

  zhè jǐ nián jiā xiāng biàn huà hěn dà.

  My hometown has changed a lot in recent years.

Easily confused

• 老家 — 老家 is more colloquial (where one's family comes from); 家乡 is warmer and also used in writing.

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