Keyword
country
- village
- rural
- Frequency
- #780
- Strokes
- 3
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乡
country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
乡村
rustic; village; countryside
家乡
hometown; native place
城乡
city and countryside
乡镇
townships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense)
故乡
home; homeland; native place
乡下
countryside; rural area
返乡
to return to one's home town
乡土
native soil; one's native land; one's hometown; local (to an area)
老乡
fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
乡间
in the country; rural; pastoral
乡亲
person from one's hometown or home region; local people; folks
下乡
to go to the countryside
同乡
person from the same hometown or home region
乡试
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
乡长
village chief; mayor (of village or township)
异乡
foreign land; a place far from home
乡民
villager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
乡愁
homesickness; nostalgia
乡下人
country folk; rustic; rural folk
东乡
Dongxiang ethnic group
乡里
one's home town or village
乡绅
a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
水乡
region with many rivers and lakes