Meaning of 闯关东
闯关东 means to migrate to the land east of Shanhaiguan (Northeast China/Manchuria) to make a living; to participate in the historical northeastward migration. Pronounced chuǎng guān dōng.
- to migrate to the land east of Shanhaiguan (Northeast China/Manchuria) to make a living; to participate in the historical northeastward migration
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
de的
zēng曾
zǔ祖
fù父
zài在
qīng清
mò末
chuǎng闯
guān关
dōng东
lái来
dào到
hēi黑
lóng龙
jiāng江
dìng定
jū居
。
His great-grandfather migrated to Heilongjiang during the late Qing dynasty and settled there.
Chuǎng闯
guān关
dōng东
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
jìn近
dài代
shǐ史
shàng上
guī规
mó模
zuì最
dà大
de的
rén人
kǒu口
qiān迁
xǐ徙
zhī之
yī一
。
The闯关东migration was one of the largest population migrations in modern Chinese history.
Wèi为
le了
duǒ躲
bì避
jī饥
huāng荒
，
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
nóng农
mín民
bù不
dé得
bù不
chuǎng闯
guān关
dōng东
。
To escape famine, thousands upon thousands of farmers had no choice but to migrate to the Northeast.