No. 2,001 in Chinese
老家
Hometown or ancestral home.
In a sentence
我最近回了一趟老家,那里风景还是那么优美。
I recently visited my hometown, the scenery there is still so beautiful.
In this sentence, '老家' is used to refer to one's hometown, where they originally come from or their ancestral home.
她说她的老家在农村,小时候那里非常安静。
She said her hometown is in the countryside, it was very quiet when she was a child.
Here, '老家' describes the place where someone grew up, illustrating their personal connection to that location.
老家的亲戚都非常关心我的生活情况。
The relatives from my hometown are very concerned about my living conditions.
In this context, '老家' is used to specify the community or relatives connected to one's hometown.
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