reside away from home; sojourn abroad
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reside (for a period) away from one's hometown or home country; to live as a sojourner
formalOften implies a temporary or long-term stay away from one's permanent home, not necessarily permanent immigration. It has a formal/literary tone.
Tā她
zǎo早
nián年
lǚ旅
jū居
Bā巴
lí黎
，
xué学
xí习
huì绘
huà画
。
In her early years, she lived in Paris to study painting.
Zhè这
jǐ几
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
shì是
wǒ我
lǚ旅
jū居
Chéng成
dū都
shí时
zhào照
de的
。
These photos were taken when I was living in Chengdu.
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Tā他
yīn因
gōng工
zuò作
lǚ旅
jū居
hǎi海
wài外
duō多
nián年
。
Due to his work, he has lived overseas for many years.
Xǔ许
duō多
zuò作
jiā家
dōu都
yǒu有
lǚ旅
jū居
tā他
xiāng乡
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
Many writers have the experience of living away from their hometown.