xiàxiāng

下乡

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional下鄉

go to the countryside

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

go to the countryside

neutral

Used for traveling from urban to rural areas, often for work, visiting, or leisure. Historically associated with the 'Down to the Countryside Movement' (上山下乡运动).

Zhè这
ge个
zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
dǎ打
suàn算
xià下
xiāng乡
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
yé爷
ye爷
nǎi奶
nai奶
 。

This weekend, our whole family plans to go to the countryside to visit Grandpa and Grandma.

Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
xiǎng响
yìng应
hào号
zhào召
 ,
xià下
xiāng乡
dāng当
le了
jǐ几
nián年
zhī知
qīng青
 。

When he was young, he answered the call and went to the countryside to be an educated youth for several years.

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Wèi为
le了
tǐ体
yàn验
tián田
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
chéng城
shì市
jū居
mín民
zhōu周
mò末
xǐ喜
huān欢
xià下
xiāng乡
 。

To experience pastoral life, many city residents like to go to the countryside on weekends.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
zǔ组
zhī织
jì技
shù术
rén人
yuán员
xià下
xiāng乡
zhī支
yuán援
nóng农
yè业
jiàn建
shè设
 。

The government organizes technical personnel to go to the countryside to support agricultural development.