foreign land; away from home
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign land; other place; somewhere away from home
Refers to a place different from one's hometown or usual residence, often implying distance, unfamiliarity, or being away from one's roots.
Tā他
zài在
yì异
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
nián年
le了
。
He has been working in a different city for three years already.
Liú流
luò落
yì异
dì地
de的
yóu游
zǐ子
gé格
wài外
sī思
niàn念
jiā家
xiāng乡
。
Wanderers stranded in foreign lands miss their hometown especially much.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
yì异
dì地
xiāng相
féng逢
，
zhēn真
shì是
nán难
dé得
de的
yuán缘
fèn分
。
For us to meet in a foreign place is truly a rare fate.