思旧丘

思舊丘

sījiùqiū

idiom

Meanings

1 to long for one's homeland, to yearn for one's roots
2 nostalgic attachment to the place one came from

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

老人年纪越大，思旧丘的情绪越深。

Lǎorén niánjì yuè dà, sījiùqiū de qíngxù yuè shēn.

The older the man grows, the deeper his homesickness for his native hills.

HSK 6

旅居海外多年，他始终有思旧丘之情。

Lǚ jū hǎiwài duō nián, tā shǐzhōng yǒu sījiùqiū zhī qíng.

After years of living abroad, he has never stopped longing for his homeland.

Tips

history

From 《礼记·檀弓上》 and the classical saying 狐死正首丘 - 'when a fox dies, it turns its head toward the hill it was born on.' To 思旧丘 is to carry that same instinct for one’s origin.

Stroke Order

思 sī

旧 jiù

丘 qiū