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老乡

lǎo xiāng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

Definition

指同乡，即来自同一个地方的人。

Fellow townsman; someone from the same hometown or region.

Usage

常用于称呼或指代来自同一家乡的人，表达亲切或认同感。

Often used to address or refer to people from the same hometown, expressing closeness or shared identity.

Examples

  • 1 在异国他乡遇到老乡，感觉特别亲切。 (Meeting a fellow townsman in a foreign country feels especially warm.)
  • 2 老乡，你是哪里人？ (Fellow townsman, where are you from?)
  • 3 我们俩是老乡，都来自湖南。 (The two of us are from the same hometown, both from Hunan.)
  • 4 老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪。 (When fellow townsmen meet, tears well up in their eyes.)
  • 5 这次聚会来了很多老乡，大家聊得很开心。 (Many fellow townsmen came to this gathering, and everyone had a great time chatting.)

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