Meaning of 起旱
起旱 means to travel overland; to go by land (often on foot or via old-fashioned vehicles). Pronounced qǐ hàn.
- to travel overland; to go by land (often on foot or via old-fashioned vehicles)
Definitions & Examples
Cóng从
qián前
jiāo交
tōng通
bú不
biàn便
，
cóng从
jīng京
chéng城
dào到
jiāng江
nán南
，
yǒu有
shí时
xū需
yào要
qǐ起
hàn旱
。
In the old days when transportation was inconvenient, traveling from the capital to Jiangnan sometimes required going overland.
Yùn运
hé河
jié结
bīng冰
le了
，
shāng商
duì队
zhǐ只
néng能
qǐ起
hàn旱
yùn运
sòng送
huò货
wù物
。
The canal was frozen, so the merchant caravan could only transport the goods overland.
Zhè这
tàng趟
lǚ旅
chéng程
，
qián前
bàn半
duàn段
zǒu走
shuǐ水
lù路
，
hòu后
bàn半
duàn段
dé得
qǐ起
hàn旱
。
For this journey, the first half is by water, and the second half must be overland.