hometown; native place
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
one's native place; hometown
Used to refer to the specific place one is originally from. Can also function as an adjective before 的 to describe something or someone as being native to that place.
Zhè这
xiē些
cài菜
dōu都
shì是
běn本
xiāng乡
běn本
tǔ土
de的
，
qǐng请
cháng尝
chang尝
。
These dishes are all from our local region, please have a taste.
Zán咱
men们
dōu都
shì是
běn本
xiāng乡
běn本
tǔ土
de的
，
zài在
wài外
bian边
bǐ彼
cǐ此
duō多
zhào照
yìng应
diǎn点
er儿
。
We're all from the same hometown, we should look out for each other more when we're outside.
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Tā他
huí回
dào到
běn本
xiāng乡
běn本
tǔ土
，
gǎn感
jué觉
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
nà那
me么
qīn亲
qiè切
。
Returning to his native place, he felt everything was so familiar.
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
chōu抽
běn本
xiāng乡
běn本
tǔ土
chǎn产
de的
yān烟
yè叶
。
I only smoke tobacco grown in our local region.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
běn本
xiāng乡
běn本
tǔ土
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
。
This movie tells a love story set right here in our hometown.