xiāng shēn

Traditional: 鄉紳

乡绅 (xiāng shēn) is a Chinese word meaning “a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire”.

Meanings

  1. 1a scholar or government official living in one's village
  2. 2a village gentleman
  3. 3squire

Characters in 乡绅

乡xiāng · country or countryside绅shēn · member of gentry

Related words

绅士gentleman乡村rustic家乡hometown乡下countryside乡巴佬(derog.) country bumpkin; hick故乡home乡country or countryside乡下人country folk乡间in the country老乡fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown梦乡the land of dreams异乡foreign land

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