# 乡亲 (xiāngqīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 乡亲 (xiāngqīn) means “fellow villager; local folks; townsfolk”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fellow villager; local folks; townsfolk
- Pinyin: xiāngqīn (xiang1 qin1)
- Traditional: 鄉親
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 乡亲们都热情地出来迎接客人。
  Xiāngqīnmen dōu rèqíng de chūlái yíngjiē kèrén.
  The fellow villagers came out to welcome the guests.

## Characters

- [乡](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-countryside/) (xiāng): countryside; hometown
- [亲](https://hanziro.com/word/qin-close/) (qīn): close; intimate

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-qin-fellow-villager/

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