piāo
yáng
guò
hǎi

idiom

Meaning of 漂洋过海

漂洋过海 means to cross the oceans; to travel far overseas. Pronounced piāo yáng guò hǎi.

  • to cross the oceans; to travel far overseas

Definitions & Examples

bǎi
duō
nián
qián
 
duō
Zhōng
guó
rén
piāo
yáng
guò
hǎi
Měi
guó
móu
shēng
 

More than a hundred years ago, many Chinese people crossed the oceans to make a living in the United States.

Wèi
le
zhuī
qiú
mèng
xiǎng
 
rán
jué
dìng
piāo
yáng
guò
hǎi
liú
xué
 

In pursuit of his dream, he resolutely decided to go study overseas.

Zhè
fēng
xìn
piāo
yáng
guò
hǎi
 
yuè
hòu
cái
dào
shǒu
 

This letter traveled across the ocean and only reached me a month later.

Piāo
yáng
guò
hǎi
de
shēng
huó
chōng
mǎn
le
tiǎo
zhàn
 

Life overseas is full of challenges and opportunities.