---
title: "Xiangxia Meaning: 乡下 (xiāngxia) Means “countryside”"
description: "乡下 (traditional 鄉下, xiāngxia) means “countryside; the country”. Hear its tones, see what 乡 and 下 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 乡下 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

乡下 xiāngxia

## countryside; the country

## Its characters

1. 乡 xiāng countryside
2. 下 xià down

## In a sentence

我奶奶一直住在乡下。 My grandma has always lived in the countryside.

荆轲笑着说：“**乡下**孩子，没见过这么大的场面，所以害怕。

From [荆轲刺秦王 · Jing Ke tries to kill the King of Qin](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jing-ke-assassinate-king-of-qin#library-word-556-558)

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## More words with 乡 or 下

- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [故乡 gùxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guxiang)
- [家乡 jiāxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaxiang)
- [零下 língxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia)
- [留下 liúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxia)
- [如下 rúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxia)
- [上下 shàngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxia)
- [私下 sīxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sixia)
- [天下 tiānxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxia)

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