飘洋过海 — “To travel across vast oceans”
飘洋过海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel across vast oceans”. Typically implying a long and arduous journey to a foreign country or a distant land. Literally, “float across oceans, cross seas”.
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飘洋过海 Pronunciation and Pinyin
飘洋过海 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 飘洋过海
为了追求更好的发展机会，他毅然决然地飘洋过海，去了远方学习。
To pursue better development opportunities, he resolutely traveled across the sea to study in a distant land.
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Synonyms of 飘洋过海
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háng航hǎi海travel across 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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What does 飘洋过海 mean?
飘洋过海 (piāo yáng guò hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel across vast oceans”.
How do you pronounce 飘洋过海?
飘洋过海 is pronounced piāo yáng guò hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 飘洋过海 literally mean?
Literally, 飘洋过海 means “float across oceans, cross seas”. It is used to mean “to travel across vast oceans”.
What is the Chinese definition of 飘洋过海?
渡过海洋。多指去异国他乡或远处。