This is the 2001st most frequent Chinese word.
老家
Hometown or ancestral home.
In this sentence, '老家' is used to refer to one's hometown, where they originally come from or their ancestral home.
我最近回了一趟老家，那里风景还是那么优美。
I recently visited my hometown, the scenery there is still so beautiful.
Here, '老家' describes the place where someone grew up, illustrating their personal connection to that location.
她说她的老家在农村，小时候那里非常安静。
She said her hometown is in the countryside, it was very quiet when she was a child.
In this context, '老家' is used to specify the community or relatives connected to one's hometown.