返乡

返鄉

fǎnxiāng

verb #30,232

Meanings

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

Characters

hometown / countryside

Examples

HSK 4

春节期间，几亿人返乡过年。

Chūnjié qījiān, jǐyì rén fǎnxiāng guònián.

During Spring Festival, hundreds of millions of people return home for the New Year.

HSK 4

他大学毕业后选择返乡创业。

Tā dàxué bìyè hòu xuǎnzé fǎnxiāng chuàngyè.

After graduating, he chose to return home and start a business.

Tips

usage

返乡 is the formal word you'll see in news headlines - especially around 春运 (the Spring Festival travel rush) and 返乡创业 (returning to one's hometown to start a business, now government-promoted as rural revitalization). For casual speech, 回家 or 回老家 is more natural.

Stroke Order

返 fǎn

乡 xiāng