travel across the ocean; go overseas
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to cross the oceans; to travel far overseas
neutralEmphasizes the great distance and difficulty of traveling across the ocean to a foreign land, often for work, study, or life.
Yī一
bǎi百
duō多
nián年
qián前
，
xǔ许
duō多
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
piāo漂
yáng洋
guò过
hǎi海
qù去
Měi美
guó国
móu谋
shēng生
。
More than a hundred years ago, many Chinese people crossed the oceans to make a living in the United States.
Wèi为
le了
zhuī追
qiú求
mèng梦
xiǎng想
，
tā他
yì毅
rán然
jué决
dìng定
piāo漂
yáng洋
guò过
hǎi海
qù去
liú留
xué学
。
In pursuit of his dream, he resolutely decided to go study overseas.
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Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
piāo漂
yáng洋
guò过
hǎi海
，
yī一
gè个
yuè月
hòu后
cái才
dào到
wǒ我
shǒu手
lǐ里
。
This letter traveled across the ocean and only reached me a month later.
Piāo漂
yáng洋
guò过
hǎi海
de的
shēng生
huó活
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
hé和
jī机
yù遇
。
Life overseas is full of challenges and opportunities.