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飘洋航海 — “To travel across oceans”

飘洋航海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel across oceans”. To sail across the seas, often implying a journey to a foreign country or distant place. Literally, “Drift across oceans and navigate seas”.

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飘洋航海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

飘洋航海 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
飘
piāo15float lightly in wind
洋
yáng9ocean, foreign, vast
航
háng10navigate by sea or air
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 飘洋航海

他从小就梦想着有一天能够飘洋航海,去见识更广阔的世界。
From a young age, he dreamed of one day sailing across the oceans to see a broader world.

Idioms Related to 飘洋航海

More idioms starting with 飘

  • piāo飘rú如yóu游yún云elegant and graceful like floating clouds
  • piāo飘fán樊luò落hùn溷Drifting into disrepute
  • piāo飘bó泊wú无dìng定Drifting without a fixed home
  • piāo飘yáng洋guò过hǎi海travel across vast oceans
  • piāo飘rán然yù欲xiān仙floating as if about to become immortal
  • piāo飘rán然ruò若xiān仙to float lightly as if an immortal
  • piāo飘rán然yuǎn远zhù翥gracefully soar away from worldly strife
  • piāo飘wǎ瓦xū虚zhōu舟untraceable unprovoked harm
  • piāo飘fān籓zhuì坠hùn溷fall from grace into disrepute
  • piāo飘yīn茵duò堕hùn溷Accidental fate of wealth or disgrace
  • piāo飘yīn茵luò落hùn溷Vastly different fates by chance
  • piāo飘yīn茵suí随hùn溷drift from comfort to degradation

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Questions about 飘洋航海

What does 飘洋航海 mean?

飘洋航海 (piāo yáng háng hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel across oceans”.

How do you pronounce 飘洋航海?

飘洋航海 is pronounced piāo yáng háng hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 飘洋航海 literally mean?

Literally, 飘洋航海 means “Drift across oceans and navigate seas”. It is used to mean “to travel across oceans”.

What is the Chinese definition of 飘洋航海?

渡过海洋。多指去异国他乡或远处。同“飘洋过海”。

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