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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiāng

乡

乡

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town

Numbered pinyin
xiang1
English meanings
home village/town, country, countryside, native place, rural area, town, village, township (under county), township, country(side), home village, hamlet, home town

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huídào回到jiāxiāng家乡。

    Back to the hometown.

  2. 02

    xiāngcūn乡村。

    The countryside.

  3. 03

    gùxiāng故乡。

    Homeland.

  4. 04

    xiāngxia乡下。

    In the countryside.

  5. 05

    sī思xiāng乡。

    Homesick.

  6. 06

    shānqū山区。

    The mountain country.

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