乡 [xiāng]

• 名词
  • （乡村） country; countryside; village; rural area:

    the difference between town and country;

    城乡差别

    go to the countryside

    下乡

  • （家乡） native place; home village; hometown:

    return to one's native place;

    回乡

    the home of silk;

    丝绸之乡

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

    township head

    乡长

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

    the land of fish and rice;

    鱼米之乡

    Zhejiang is known as the land of tea of our country.

    浙江是我国茶乡。

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Xiang Ming

    乡明