故乡

Meaning(noun)

home; homeland; native place

Measure words: 个

Examples

• 他离开故乡已经二十年了。

  tā lí kāi gù xiāng yǐ jīng èr shí nián le.

  He left his hometown twenty years ago.

• 我常常想起故乡的小河。

  wǒ cháng cháng xiǎng qǐ gù xiāng de xiǎo hé.

  I often think of the little river in my hometown.

• 顺化是我的故乡。

  shùn huà shì wǒ de gù xiāng.

  Hue is my hometown.

Easily confused

• 家乡 — 家乡 is everyday; 故乡 is more literary and emotional, often used when far from home.

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