reside abroad; sojourn away from home
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to reside in a foreign country; to live abroad
formalOften implies a sense of being an immigrant or overseas Chinese. The modern use is more specific to living outside one's home country.
Zhāng张
xiān先
sheng生
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
Měi美
guó国
qiáo侨
jū居
sān三
shí十
nián年
le了
。
Mr. Zhang has been residing in the United States for thirty years.
Hǎi海
wài外
qiáo侨
jū居
de的
huá华
rén人
yī依
rán然
xīn心
xì系
zǔ祖
guó国
。
Overseas Chinese residing abroad still have their hearts tied to their homeland.
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Tā他
de的
jiā家
zú族
qiáo侨
jū居
nán南
yáng洋
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
dài代
。
His family has been residing in Southeast Asia for several generations.
verb
to sojourn or live away from one's hometown (archaic)
archaicAn ancient usage that is now rare. Refers to living away from one's native place, not necessarily in a foreign country.
Gǔ古
rén人
yīn因
zhàn战
luàn乱
ér而
qiáo侨
jū居
tā他
xiāng乡
shì是
cháng常
shì事
。
It was common for people in ancient times to sojourn in other regions due to war.
Dù杜
Fǔ甫
céng曾
yīn因
Ān安
Shǐ史
zhī之
luàn乱
ér而
qiáo侨
jū居
Shǔ蜀
dì地
。
Du Fu once lived away from home in the Shu region due to the An-Shi Rebellion.