native place; place of origin
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
native place; ancestral home; place of origin
formalRefers to one's ancestral hometown or the place where one was born and registered. Often required on official forms (e.g., 籍贯：北京).
Tā他
de的
jí籍
guàn贯
shì是
Zhè浙
jiāng江
Shào绍
xīng兴
。
His native place is Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
Qǐng请
zài在
shēn申
qǐng请
biǎo表
shàng上
tián填
xiě写
nǐ你
de的
jí籍
guàn贯
。
Please fill in your place of origin on the application form.
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Suī虽
rán然
tā她
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
zhǎng长
dà大
，
dàn但
jí籍
guàn贯
shì是
Shān山
dōng东
。
Although she grew up in Shanghai, her ancestral home is in Shandong.
Wǒ我
men们
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
de的
jí籍
guàn贯
xiāng相
tóng同
。
We two share the same native place.