同乡

同鄉

tóngxiāng

noun #37,931

Measure Word

一位同乡 wèi

Meanings

1 fellow townsman
2 person from the same hometown or region
3 compatriot (from same native place)

Characters

hometown; village

Examples

在国外遇到同乡特别亲切。

Zài guówài yùdào tóngxiāng tèbié qīnqiè.

Meeting a fellow townsman abroad feels especially warm.

他们俩是从小一起长大的同乡。

Tāmen liǎ shì cóng xiǎo yìqǐ zhǎng dà de tóngxiāng.

The two of them are fellow hometowners who grew up together.

城市里有许多同乡会。

Chéngshì lǐ yǒu xǔduō tóngxiāng huì.

There are many hometown associations in the city.

Tips

culture

The scope of 同乡 is fluid and depends on where you meet. In Beijing, 同乡 can mean same province; abroad, it often means same country. 同乡会 (hometown associations) have been a pillar of overseas Chinese communities for centuries.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

乡 xiāng