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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.fellow-townsman; fellow provincial
听你口音,咱们似乎是老乡。
Maybe we are fellow provincials, judging from your accent.
老乡见老乡,两眼泪汪汪。
When fellow townsmen meet, their eyes are full of happy tears.
看在咱们是老乡的面子上,我帮你这个忙。
Since we're fellow townsmen, I'd like to give you a hand.
- 2
n.buddy; mate (a friendly form of address to a countryman)
老乡,这是到车站的路吗?
Buddy! Is this the right road to the station?
我们都打扮得和老乡一样。
We all dressed like the villagers.
Word usage
- common measure word"老乡" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
一个老乡
one person of hometown
一位老乡
one person of hometown