foreign country; exotic land
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign country; exotic land; alien land
Often carries emotional or literary connotations of distance, strangeness, or nostalgia for one's homeland. Commonly used in set phrases.
Tā他
yuǎn远
zǒu走
yì异
guó国
，
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
xīn新
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
He went far away to a foreign country and started a new life.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
yì异
guó国
qíng情
diào调
。
This city is full of exotic atmosphere.
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Shēn身
chǔ处
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
，
tā他
gé格
wài外
sī思
niàn念
qīn亲
rén人
。
Living in a foreign land far from home, he missed his family especially.