回乡

回鄉

huíxiāng

verb #26,703

Meanings

1 to return to one's hometown
2 to go back home

Characters

to return; to go back

hometown; countryside; rural area

Examples

春节期间，很多人回乡探亲。

Chūnjié qījiān, hěnduō rén huíxiāng tànqīn.

During Spring Festival, many people return to their hometowns to visit family.

他在城市工作了十年后决定回乡创业。

Tā zài chéngshì gōngzuò le shínián hòu juédìng huíxiāng chuàngyè.

After working in the city for ten years, he decided to return home and start a business.

回乡的路总是令人感慨万千。

Huíxiāng de lù zǒngshì lìngrén gǎnkǎiwànqiān.

The road back home always stirs up many emotions.

Tips

culture

回乡 is deeply tied to Chinese social culture. The annual 春运 (Chūnyùn, Spring Festival travel rush) sees hundreds of millions of people traveling to return home, making it the largest annual human migration in the world.

Stroke Order

回 huí

乡 xiāng