hometown; native place; old home
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
family home in one's hometown (as referred to by those living elsewhere)
Used by people who have established their own families away from their hometown to refer to their parents' home or the family home they grew up in.
Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
nián年
méi没
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
le了
。
I haven't been back to my hometown for three years.
Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
hěn很
duō多
wài外
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
de的
rén人
dōu都
huì会
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
。
During the Spring Festival, many people working in other cities return to their hometowns.
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Lǎo老
jiā家
hái还
yǒu有
fù父
mǔ母
hé和
yī一
gè个
dì弟
di弟
。
My parents and a younger brother are still back in my hometown.
noun
native place; place of origin; birthplace
Refers to one's ancestral home or the place where one's family originally came from, often used when indicating one's origins.
Wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
jiā家
shì是
Hú湖
nán南
。
My native place is Hunan.
Tīng听
kǒu口
yīn音
，
nǐ你
de的
lǎo老
jiā家
yīng应
gāi该
shì是
Dōng东
běi北
de的
ba吧
？
Listening to your accent, your hometown should be in the Northeast, right?
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Tā他
suī虽
rán然
chū出
shēng生
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
，
dàn但
lǎo老
jiā家
zài在
Shān山
dōng东
。
Although he was born in Beijing, his ancestral home is in Shandong.