old haunt; former home
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old haunt; former place; somewhere one has been before
literaryOften used in the phrase "故地重游" (to revisit an old haunt). It carries a nostalgic or sentimental feeling.
Tā他
huí回
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
gù故
dì地
chóng重
yóu游
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
Returning to Shanghai and revisiting the old haunt, he was filled with a myriad of emotions.
Zhè这
zuò座
xiǎo小
chéng城
shì是
wǒ我
de的
gù故
dì地
，
wǒ我
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
dù度
guò过
le了
tóng童
nián年
。
This small town is my former home; I spent my childhood here.
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Gù故
dì地
yī一
yóu游
，
wǎng往
shì事
lì历
lì历
zài在
mù目
。
A visit to the old place brings back vivid memories of the past.