乡 xiāng

country; rural; village

HSK 5 #922

DEFINITIONS

  • country
  • rural
  • village
  • country or countryside
  • native place
  • home village or town
  • township (PRC administrative unit)

STROKES

WORDS

乡绅 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
城乡 chéng xiāng city and countryside
还乡 huán xiāng to return home; fig. to retire from public life
离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
下乡 xià xiāng to go to the countryside
和平乡 hé píng xiāng Hoping township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
山乡 shān xiāng mountain area
乡民 xiāng mín villager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
乡邻 xiāng lín fellow villager
他乡遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
本乡 běn xiāng home village; one's native place
异乡人 yì xiāng rén stranger
乡音 xiāng yīn local accent; accent of one's native place
七美乡 qī měi xiāng Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
七股乡 qī gǔ xiāng Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
三地门乡 sān dì mén xiāng Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
三星乡 sān xīng xiāng Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
三民乡 sān mín xiāng Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
三湾乡 sān wān xiāng Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
三义乡 sān yì xiāng Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
三芝乡 sān zhī xiāng Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
上山下乡 shàng shān xià xiāng to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers); forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
下营乡 xià yíng xiāng Hsiaying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
中埔乡 zhōng bù xiāng Zhongbu or Chungpu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
中寮乡 zhōng liáo xiāng Zhongliao or Chungliao township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
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