老家

lǎo jiā · lao jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. native place
  2. place of origin
  3. home state or region

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2 examples
01

他(tā)住(zhù)得(de)离(lí)老(lǎo)家(jiā)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)。

He lives far away from his hometown.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)年(nián)春(chūn)节(jié),我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)回(huí)老(lǎo)家(jiā)看(kàn)望(wàng)父(fù)母(mǔ)。

Every Spring Festival, I go back to my hometown to visit my parents.

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