乡

乡(鄉) [xiāng] 名

1. ■ （乡村） country; countryside; village; rural area:

城乡差别 the difference between town and country;

下乡 go to the countryside

2. ■ （家乡） native place; home village; hometown:

回乡 return to one's native place;

丝绸之乡 the home of silk;

背井离乡 leave one's native place

3. ■ （行政区划单位） township (a rural administrative unit under the county):

乡长 township head

4. ■ （以产某种物品著名的地方） land or place famous for producing sth.:

鱼米之乡 the land of fish and rice;

浙江是我国茶乡。 Zhejiang is known as the land of tea of our country.

5. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

乡明 Xiang Ming