故乡(gù xiāng) - hometown, native place in Mandarin

他tā离lí开kāi故gù乡xiāng已yǐ经jīng三sān十shí年nián了le。

He left his hometown thirty years ago.

故gù乡xiāng的de春chūn天tiān特tè别bié美měi。

Spring is especially beautiful in my hometown.

她tā常cháng常cháng想xiǎng起qǐ故gù乡xiāng的de那nà条tiáo河hé。

She often thinks of the river in her hometown.

每měi次cì回huí故gù乡xiāng，我wǒ都dōu会huì去qù看kàn看kan老lǎo朋péng友you。

Every time I go back to my hometown, I visit old friends.

对duì很hěn多duō人rén来lái说shuō，故gù乡xiāng就jiù是shì妈mā妈ma做zuò的de饭fàn。

For many people, home is simply their mother's cooking.