- 城乡 chéngxiāng urban-ruralcity and countryside; urban and rural areas
- 乡镇 xiāngzhèn townshipsmall administrative divisions comprising towns and rural townships, typically below the county level
- 家乡 jiāxiāng hometownthe place where one was born or grew up; native place
- 乡村 xiāngcūn countrysiderural areas or the land and scenery outside of cities, often characterized by a rustic lifestyle
- 乡下 xiāngxia countrysidecountryside; rural area
- 故乡 gùxiāng hometownthe place where one was born or raised; one's native land
- 老乡 lǎoxiāng townsmanfellow townsman; fellow villager; someone from the same hometown
- 下乡 xiàxiāng go to countrysideto go to the countryside
- 乡巴佬 xiāngbālǎo bumpkina derogatory term for a person from a rural area, often implying they are unsophisticated or uneducated
- 乡里 xiānglǐ hometownone's home town or village
- 返乡 fǎnxiāng return hometo return to one's home town
- 回乡 huíxiāng return to hometownto return to one's place of origin or hometown
- 同乡 tóngxiāng fellow countrymanperson from the same village, town, or province
- 乡土 xiāngtǔ localrelating to or characteristic of a specific area or rural life
- 水乡 shuǐxiāng water townA region or village characterized by a network of rivers and canals, typical of the Jiangnan area of China.
- 乡亲 xiāngqīn fellow countrymana person from the same village or hometown
- 乡下人 xiāngxiàrén country folkpeople who live in or come from the countryside; rural inhabitants or rustics
- 异乡 yìxiāng foreign landa place far from home or one's native land
- 乡间 xiāngjiān countrysidein the country, rural, or pastoral areas
- 乡长 xiāngzhǎng township headthe administrative official in charge of a township or village-level district
- 梦乡 mèngxiāng dreamlandthe state of being asleep or the imaginary world within dreams; slumberland
- 上山下乡 shàngshānxiàxiāng rusticationto work in the fields, specifically referring to the movement of urban youth and intellectuals to rural areas for agricultural labor
- 山乡 shānxiāng mountain area
- 乡人 xiāngrén fellow villagera person from the same village or hometown
- 乡情 xiāngqíng homesickness
- 乡愁 xiāngchóu homesicknessa feeling of longing for one's home or family while being away from them
- 侨乡 qiáoxiāng emigrant hometownhometown of overseas Chinese
- 乡音 xiāngyīn native accentlocal accent or the accent of one's native place
- 背井离乡 bèijǐnglíxiāng uprootto leave one's native place, especially against one's will
- 思乡 sīxiāng homesickto be homesick
- 还乡 huánxiāng return home(literary) to return to one's native place
- 入乡随俗 rùxiāngsuísú follow local customsTo adapt to the local customs and traditions of a place one is visiting or living in; do as the locals do.
- 外乡 wàixiāng out of townanother part of the country or some other place away from one's hometown
- 西乡 Xīxiāng XixiangXixiang County in Hanzhong, Shaanxi
- 新乡市 Xīnxiāng Shì XinxiangXinxiang, a prefecture-level city in Henan Province
- 乡民 xiāngmín netizen onlookerTaiwan internet slang for a person who follows online discussions and adds their opinions
- 萍乡市 Píngxiāng Shì PingxiangPingxiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province
- 东乡 Dōngxiāng Dongxiang CountyDongxiang County (now Dongxiang District) in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province
- 离乡 líxiāng leave hometownto leave one's home village or place of origin.
- 乡邻 xiānglín fellow villager
- 他乡 tāxiāng foreign landa place away from one's native home or hometown
- 鱼米之乡 yúmǐzhīxiāng land of plentyA fertile region with an abundance of food and natural resources, typically describing productive agricultural areas.
- 穷乡僻壤 qióngxiāngpìrǎng backwatera remote and desolate place
- 乡绅 xiāngshēn squirea member of the landed gentry or a scholar-official living in their home village
- 良乡 Liángxiāng LiangxiangLiangxiang town in Beijing municipality
- 乡试 xiāngshì provincial examinationthe triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- 异国他乡 yìguótāxiāng foreign landsForeign lands and places; living as an expatriate.
- 衣锦还乡 yījǐnhuánxiāng return in gloryto return to one's hometown in success and honor after achieving wealth or fame
- 桐乡市 Tóngxiāng Shì TongxiangTongxiang, a county-level city in Jiaxing, Zhejiang
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH