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乡下 (xiāng xia): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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乡下

乡下 (xiāng xia): Countryside / Rural area (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

乡下 consists of 2 characters.

countryside, rural area, native place

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Pinyinxiāng xia

MeaningCountryside / Rural area

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word乡下

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How to Use 乡下 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 乡下 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

xiāng乡

xia下

rén人

neutral

country person

xiāng乡

xia下

shēng生

huó活

neutral

countryside life

Verb + Location

huí回

xiāng乡

xia下

neutral

return to the countryside

4.

Example Sentences with 乡下

wǒ我

zhù住

zài在

xiāng乡

xià下

。

I live in the countryside.

zhù住

zài在

xiāng乡

xia下

neutral

live in the countryside

tā他

jué决

dìng定

tuì退

xiū休

hòu后

bān搬

dào到

xiāng乡

xià下

，

xiǎng享

shòu受

níng宁

jìng静

de的

tián田

yuán园

shēng生

huó活

。

He decided to move to the countryside after retirement to enjoy a peaceful rural life.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

xiāng乡

xià下

de的

jiào教

yù育

zī资

yuán源

hé和

chéng城

shì市

xiāng相

bǐ比

rú如

hé何

？

How do you think the educational resources in the countryside compare to those in the city?

xiāng乡

xià下

kōng空

qì气

hěn很

xīn新

xiān鲜

。

The air in the countryside is very fresh.

suī虽

rán然

xiāng乡

xià下

de的

shēng生

huó活

jié节

zòu奏

màn慢

，

dàn但

jiāo交

tōng通

què确

shí实

bú不

tài太

fāng方

biàn便

。

Although the pace of life in the countryside is slow, transportation is indeed not very convenient.

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

xià下

gè个

yuè月

qù去

xiāng乡

xià下

cǎi采

zhāi摘

xīn新

xiān鲜

shuǐ水

guǒ果

，

nǐ你

yào要

yì一

qǐ起

ma吗

？

We plan to go to the countryside next month to pick fresh fruits, do you want to join us?

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

qù去

xiāng乡

xià下

kàn看

wàng望

yé爷

yé爷

nǎi奶

nǎi奶

。

We often go to the countryside to visit our grandparents on weekends.

yóu由

yú于

xiāng乡

xià下

de的

shēng生

tài态

huán环

jìng境

liáng良

hǎo好

，

xǔ许

duō多

zhēn珍

xī稀

niǎo鸟

lèi类

zài在

cǐ此

qī栖

xī息

fán繁

yǎn衍

。

Due to the good ecological environment in the countryside, many rare bird species inhabit and reproduce here.

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下乡xià xiāng
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Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下班xià bānHSK 1
下课xià kèHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
下来xià laiHSK 2
下面

xià miàn

HSK 2