Definition & Meaning

homeland; birthplace; hometown

Word usage

Words with gu xiang

gù xiāng

故 乡

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n.homeland; birthplace; hometown
- běi jīng yǐ chéng wéi wǒ de dì èr gù xiāng
  北京已成为我的第二故乡。
  Beijing has already become my second home.
- tā shēn shēn de kě wàng huí dào gù xiāng
  他深深地渴望回到故乡。
  He had a deep yearning to return to his home town.
- nǐ de gù xiāng zài nǎ
  你的故乡在哪？
  Where is your hometown?
- sī niàn gù xiāng
  思念故乡
  miss one's hometown
- rè ài gù xiāng
  热爱故乡
  love one's hometown
- dòng shēn qián wǎng nà zuò chéng shì shí wǒ mò mò xiàng gù xiāng gào bié
  动身前往那座城市时，我默默向故乡告别。
  I said a silent farewell to my home as I left for the city.
synonym
jiā xiāng家乡 lǎo jiā老家 gù tǔ故土

Word usage

Note
"故乡" is different from "家乡". "家乡" means that one may still live there; "故乡" refers to the place where one was born or where one lived for a long time, but one no longer lives there.
common measure word
"故乡" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个故乡
  one hometown

Chinese words with pinyin gu xiang

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