乡邻

鄉鄰

xiānglín

noun #68,474

Meanings

1 fellow villager
2 neighbor (in one's home village)

Characters

village, hometown

Examples

他热心帮助乡邻，深受大家爱戴。

Tā rèxīn bāngzhù xiānglín, shēn shòu dàjiā àidài.

He warmly helps his fellow villagers and is deeply loved by everyone.

回到老家，乡邻们都来看他。

Huídào lǎojiā, xiānglín men dōu lái kàn tā.

When he returned to his hometown, all the villagers came to see him.

Tips

usage

乡邻 carries a rural / hometown flavor. For city neighbors use 邻居 (línjū). 乡邻 implies shared origin in the same village or town.

Stroke Order

乡 xiāng

邻 lín