What 故乡 means
- Homeland
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Questions about 故乡
What does 故乡 mean in English?
故乡 is pronounced gùxiàng and means Homeland.
How do you pronounce 故乡?
故乡 is gùxiàng in pinyin — written guxiang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 故乡?
故乡 is written with 2 characters: 故 (gù) Incident (reason - old - deceased - purposely), 乡 (xiāng) Village (town - countryside - township). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 故乡 written in traditional Chinese?
故鄉. The simplified form 故乡 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 故鄉 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced gùxiàng.
Is 故乡 an HSK word?
Yes — 故乡 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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