How to say “hometown” in Chinese
hometown, native land
“Hometown” in Chinese is 故乡, gù xiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
故乡 is read gù xiāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 古 gǔ “ancient” hints at the sound. 故事 is “past affairs”, that is, a “story”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “故乡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 故乡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 离开故乡已经二十年了，我常常想念那里。líkāigùxiāngyǐjīngèrshíniánle,wǒchángchángxiǎngniànnàlǐIt's been twenty years since I left my hometown, and I often miss it.
- 我的故乡在南方wǒdegùxiāngzàinánfāngMy hometown is in the south.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hometown” in Chinese?
“Hometown” in Chinese is 故乡, pinyin gùxiāng.
What does 故乡 mean?
故乡 (gùxiāng) means “hometown, native land”.
How do you write 故乡?
故乡 is 2 characters: 故 (gù) — former; reason; 乡 (xiāng) — countryside, home village. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 故乡?
故乡 is read gùxiāng. Tones: gù — fourth tone, xiāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hometown” in the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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