live away from home; sojourn
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to live away from home; to sojourn; to reside temporarily in a place other than one's hometown
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts to describe living in a place away from one's hometown. Implies a temporary or prolonged stay with a sense of being a guest or outsider.
Èr二
shí十
suì岁
shí时
gào告
bié别
gù故
xiāng乡
，
yǐ以
hòu后
yī一
zhí直
kè客
jū居
chéng成
dū都
。
At the age of twenty, he bid farewell to his hometown and has since been living in Chengdu.
Tā他
kè客
jū居
hǎi海
wài外
duō多
nián年
，
shí十
fēn分
sī思
niàn念
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He has lived abroad for many years and misses his hometown dearly.
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Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
céng曾
cháng长
qī期
kè客
jū居
cháng长
ān安
，
xiě写
xià下
le了
xǔ许
duō多
bù不
xiǔ朽
de的
shī诗
piān篇
。
This poet once lived in Chang'an for a long time, composing many immortal poems.
Wǒ我
suī虽
rán然
kè客
jū居
tā他
xiāng乡
，
dàn但
xīn心
lǐ里
yī一
zhí直
diàn惦
jì记
zhe着
jiā家
rén人
。
Although I live away from home, I always keep my family in my thoughts.