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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 家乡
[jiāxiāng]
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noun
hometown
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 家乡
[jiāxiāng]
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1.
名
自家世代居住的地方
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思念家乡。
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2.
跟"故乡"不同。"故乡"指出生地或长期居住过的地方，现在已经不住在那里了；"家乡"则现在可能仍住在那里。
Examples
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别离家乡踏上征途
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leave home and start on a long journey
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他触景生情，想起家乡，不觉泪下。
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He was moved by the occasion to thoughts of home, and despite himself he began to weep.
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家乡风味
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the pleasing taste of the cooking of one's native place; local flavour
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他离开家乡十年，从未回去过。
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He has never been back to his birthplace since he left it ten years ago.
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他满怀激情，歌唱着自己美丽的家乡。
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He passionately sang a song of his beloved hometown.
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品尝我们的家乡风味
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try our local delicacies
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她跟着丈夫离开了家乡，后来时运不济，他又病死了。
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She left home to go with her husband, but as ill luck would have it he fell sick and died.
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他虽然在北京住了十来年了，可是家乡口音一点没改。
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Though he has lived in Beijing for ten years or so, he still speaks with a heavy accent.
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拜辞过家乡父老以后，他就上路了。
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After bidding farewell to those in his village, he went on his way.
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他把对家乡的热爱和思念诉诸笔端。
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He expresses both his love for his hometown, and his homesickness in his writings.
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Collocations
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热爱家乡
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to love one's hometown
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家乡风味
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a local dish from one's hometown
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美丽的家乡
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a beautiful hometown
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