老家 (lǎo jiā) means “native place; place of origin; home state or region”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
他的老家在山东。
Tā de lǎojiā zài Shāndōng.
His hometown is in Shandong.
Updated: 2026-07-18