乡亲
xiāngqīn · fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 乡亲
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
家乡jiāxiānghometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
母亲mǔqīnmother
亲戚qīnqia relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
故乡gùxiānghome; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear