Definition
他乡 means 'a place away from one's hometown' and carries strong emotional overtones of nostalgia, displacement, and longing. It is more literary than 外地 (other place) and often appears in poetry and set phrases like 他乡遇故知 ('meeting an old friend in a strange land'). You can use it to evoke a sense of being far from home, typically in reflective or emotional contexts.
n.
a place away from one's homean alien land
Examples
- 他乡，。Dúzì zài tā xiāng dǎpīn, nánmiǎn huì xiǎng jiā.Struggling alone in a strange land, it's inevitable to feel homesick.
- 他乡，。tā xiāng yù gùzhī, shì rénshēng yí dà xìngshì.Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is one of life's great joys.
- 他乡，。Tā yǐ zài tā xiāng shēnghuó le èrshí nián, què shǐzhōng méiyǒu guīshǔ gǎn.He has lived in a foreign land for twenty years, yet he has never felt a sense of belonging.
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