家乡

家鄉

jiāxiāng

noun HSK 3 #3,987

Meanings

1 hometown; native place
2 homeland

Characters

countryside; hometown; native place

家 (home) + 乡 (native place) = hometown

Examples

你的家乡在哪里？

Nǐ de jiāxiāng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is your hometown?

我很想念我的家乡。

Wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn wǒ de jiāxiāng.

I really miss my hometown.

过年的时候，大家都回家乡。

Guònián de shíhou, dàjiā dōu huí jiāxiāng.

During Chinese New Year, everyone goes back to their hometown.

Tips

culture

家乡 carries deep emotional weight in Chinese culture. The annual 春运 (chūnyùn, Spring Festival travel rush) sees billions of trips as people return to their 家乡.

In Pop Culture

我的家乡 Wǒ de Jiāxiāng

My Hometown

popular essay/song topic — a staple of Chinese school compositions

Stroke Order

家 jiā

乡 xiāng