老乡

老乡

"Fellow townsman" or "someone from the same hometown/village."

The word 老乡 refers to someone from the same hometown or region.

老乡，你也是四川人吗？

Fellow villager, are you also from Sichuan?

Here, 老乡 is used to foster a sense of community and mutual aid among people sharing the same origin.

作为老乡，我们应该相互帮助。

As people from the same hometown, we should help each other.

In this sentence, 老乡 denotes people who find common ground in their shared regional background, making social interactions easier.

我和她是大学里的老乡，所以很快熟悉了。

She and I are fellow townsfolk from the same region in university, so we became familiar quickly.