Chinese word

乡亲

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāng qīn

Meaning

  • nounfellow villager

Example

乡亲们，我们一起去看花吧。xiāng qīn men wǒ men yì qǐ qù kàn huā ba

Fellow villagers, let's go see the flowers together.

Illustration for 乡亲 (fellow villager)

More examples

每年春节，很多乡亲都会回家团聚。měi nián chūn jié hěn duō xiāng qīn dū huì huí jiā tuán jù

Every Spring Festival, many fellow villagers return home for a family reunion.

Core concept

A familiar community of people connected by the same village or hometown.

Common phrases

  • 乡亲们xiāng qīn men

    fellow villagers

  • 家乡的乡亲jiā xiāng de xiāng qīn

    people from one's hometown

  • 村里的乡亲cūn lǐ de xiāng qīn

    villagers from the village

Similar words

老乡lǎo xiāng: A friendly everyday term for someone from the same hometown.
同乡tóng xiāng: A person who comes from the same native place.
乡里xiāng lǐ: Residents of the same village or town, viewed as a local community.

Definition in Chinese

用于称呼来自同一故乡的人，既可泛指同乡群体，也常作为对在场同乡的亲切称谓。yòng yú chēng hū lái zì tóng yí gù xiāng de rén jì kě fàn zhǐ tóng xiāng qún tǐ yě cháng zuò wéi duì zài chǎng tóng xiāng de qīn qiè chēng wèi

Word origin

乡 (xiāng, "native place") + 亲 (qīn, "close person") combines a shared home area with personal closeness.

Usage tips

  • In a public greeting, this word can address a whole group warmly, including people from the same hometown who are not literally villagers.

Other meanings

  • fellow townsmannoun

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