家乡 (jiāxiāng): hometown; native place

Meanings

1 hometown; native place
2 homeland

Characters

家

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 (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

Related Words

故乡 gùxiāng HSK 3 #9,222

hometown; native place / birthplace; home village

家具 jiājù HSK 3 #4,509

furniture

家属 jiāshǔ HSK 3 #6,539

family member; family dependent / next of kin

老家 lǎojiā HSK 4 #6,211

hometown; native place; ancestral home

搬家 bānjiā HSK 3 #3,588

to move house; to relocate

专家 zhuānjiā HSK 3 #1,581

expert / specialist

家长 jiāzhǎng HSK 2 #3,233

parent / guardian

家人 jiārén HSK 1 #1,046

family member / family

家里 jiālǐ HSK 1 #696

home / at home

家庭 jiātíng HSK 2 #646

family / household