to study abroad (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to study abroad; to go overseas for education
archaicA dated term that specifically refers to studying abroad in Western countries (especially Europe and America) during the late Qing dynasty and early Republican era. Its modern equivalent is '留学'.
Tā他
de的
zǔ祖
fù父
zǎo早
nián年
céng曾
liú留
yáng洋
Rì日
běn本
。
His grandfather studied abroad in Japan in his early years.
Liú留
yáng洋
guī归
lái来
de的
xué学
zhě者
dài带
huí回
le了
xīn新
sī思
xiǎng想
。
The scholars who returned from studying abroad brought back new ideas.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
liú留
yáng洋
shì是
yī一
jiàn件
hěn很
liǎo了
bù不
qǐ起
de的
shì事
qing情
。
In that era, studying abroad was a very remarkable thing.