go abroad; travel overseas
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to go abroad; to travel overseas
formalLiterally means 'to go out to the ocean'. Can refer to traveling, studying, or working abroad. Slightly formal but still used in modern contexts.
Tā他
jí即
jiāng将
chū出
yáng洋
liú留
xué学
。
He is about to go abroad to study.
Gōng公
sī司
pài派
tā他
chū出
yáng洋
kǎo考
chá察
shì市
chǎng场
。
The company sent him overseas to investigate the market.
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Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
de的
rén人
chū出
yáng洋
shì是
wèi为
le了
móu谋
shēng生
。
The older generation went abroad to make a living.
Zhè这
shì是
tā他
dì第
yī一
cì次
chū出
yáng洋
。
This is his first time going overseas.