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Chinese dictionary
n.homeland; birthplace; hometown
北京已成为我的第二故乡。
Beijing has already become my second home.
他深深地渴望回到故乡。
He had a deep yearning to return to his home town.
你的故乡在哪?
Where is your hometown?
思念故乡
miss one's hometown
热爱故乡
love one's hometown
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.
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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