How to say “hometown” in Chinese
hometown (where one is from)
“Hometown” in Chinese is 老家, lǎo jiā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
老家 is read lǎo jiā: 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 top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
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 “老家”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 老家. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我老家在南方。wǒlǎojiāzàinánfāngI'm from the south.
- 你老家在哪儿nǐlǎojiāzàinǎrWhere are you from?
- 我想趁假期回一趟老家wǒxiǎngchènjiàqīhuíyítànglǎojiāI want to make a trip to my hometown while it's the holidays.
- 你老家那边怎么样了？nǐlǎojiānàbiānzěnmeyàngleHow are things back in your hometown?
- 你的老家在城市还是农村？nǐdelǎojiāzàichéngshìháishinóngcūnIs your hometown in a city or in the countryside?
More words from the lesson “Relatives and hometown”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hometown” in Chinese?
“Hometown” in Chinese is 老家, pinyin lǎojiā.
What does 老家 mean?
老家 (lǎojiā) means “hometown (where one is from)”.
How do you write 老家?
老家 is 2 characters: 老 (lǎo) — old, respected; 家 (jiā) — home, family. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 老家?
老家 is read lǎojiā. Tones: lǎo — third tone, jiā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hometown” in the lesson “Relatives and hometown”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. 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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