老家

lǎojiā

noun HSK 4 #6,211

Meanings

1 hometown; native place; ancestral home

Characters

One's 'old home' — where the family originally comes from.

Examples

你老家是哪里的？

Nǐ lǎojiā shì nǎlǐ de?

Where is your hometown?

他过年回老家了。

Tā guònián huí lǎojiā le.

He went back to his hometown for Chinese New Year.

我老家在四川。

Wǒ lǎojiā zài Sìchuān.

My hometown is in Sichuan.

Tips

culture

你老家是哪里的 is one of the most common questions Chinese people ask when getting to know someone. In China, your 老家 is part of your identity even if you've never lived there — it's where your family roots are.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

家 jiā