下西洋 xià xī yáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sail West (from China)
  2. refers to Zhenghe's 15th century expeditions to the Western Pacific

CHARACTERS

下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
洋 yáng
HSK 4
ocean, sea; foreign; western