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Usages of lǎojiā
暑假 比 寒假 长， 大学生 有 时间 旅游 或者 回 老家 看看 亲戚。shǔjià bǐ hánjià cháng, dàxuéshēng yǒu shíjiān lǚyóu huòzhě huí lǎojiā kànkan qīnqi.
Summer vacation is longer than winter vacation, and college students have time to travel or go back to their hometowns to visit relatives.
周末 我 想 回 老家 看看 爷爷 奶奶。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On the weekend I want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
周末 我 不 想 留 在 城里， 只 想 回 老家 看看 爷爷 奶奶。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
每年 春节 我 都 回 老家 看看 爷爷 奶奶。měinián Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
Every year at Spring Festival I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
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