乡 xiāng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 幺 — tiny
乡下
xiāngxia
countryside; rural area
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Example phrases
- 他表面上已经适应都市生活，内心却始终怀念乡下的慢节奏。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng yǐjīng shìyìng dūshì shēnghuó, nèixīn què shǐzhōng huáiniàn xiāngxia de màn jiézòu. On the surface he had adapted to city life, but deep down he still missed the slower rhythm of the countryside.
- 我奶奶住在乡下，院子里养着几只鸡。 Wǒ nǎinai zhù zài xiāngxia, yuànzi lǐ yǎng zhe jǐ zhī jī. My grandmother lives in the countryside and keeps a few chickens in her yard.
- 周末我们打算去乡下摘草莓。 Zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn qù xiāngxia zhāi cǎoméi. This weekend we plan to go to the countryside to pick strawberries.
Related words
- 故乡 gùxiāng hometown
- 家乡 jiāxiāng hometown
- 乡 xiāng village; hometown
- 乡村 xiāngcūn countryside
- 老乡 lǎoxiāng fellow townsman; person from the same hometown
- 乡亲 xiāngqīn fellow villagers; local people
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time