No. 1,458 in Chinese
家乡
Hometown.
In a sentence
我的家乡位于中国的南方。
My hometown is located in the southern part of China.
In this sentence, '家乡' means 'hometown' explicitly referring to the place where the speaker was born or spent their early years.
家乡的风景非常迷人。
The scenery in my hometown is very captivating.
Here, '家乡' is used to depict emotional attachment and descriptive qualities of one's birthplace or residence.
他时常怀念家乡的一切。
He often reminisces about everything in his hometown.
In this sentence, '家乡' implies personal connection and nostalgia toward the place one associates with home or origins.
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