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  • 1

    n.fellow villager; fellow townsman; person from the same village

    • jiā xiāng de fù lǎo xiāng qīn bìng bù liǎo jiě zhè lǐ de shēng huó shì zěn yàng de

      家乡父老乡亲并不了解这里生活怎样

      The folks in hometown don’t really understand what life is like here.

    • wǒ qián jǐ zhōu huí le tàng lǎo jiā kàn wàng le xiāng qīn men

      老家看望乡亲

      I went back to my hometown and visited my fellow villagers a few weeks ago.

    • nà yī kè zài chǎng de xiāng qīn dōu kū le

      一刻在场乡亲

      At that moment, all the folk people present burst into cry.

  • 2

    n.folks; term of direct address for local people or villagers

    • tā gěi xiāng qīn men bàn le gè shì fàn xìng de yǎng jī chǎng

      乡亲示范养鸡场

      He set up an exemplary poultry farm for the villagers.

    • měi gè xiāng qīn dōu fēi cháng xīng fèn

      乡亲非常兴奋

      Each of the countryman was in a state of great excitement.

    • yī dào cūn zhuāng tā jiù kàn dào xiāng qīn men zài děng zhe tā

      村庄乡亲

      On reaching the village, he saw the folks who are waiting for him.

Word usage

  • "乡亲" is often matched with measure word "位"or"群".
    • 乡亲

      one fellow villager

    • 乡亲

      one group of fellow villagers