下西洋 xià xī yáng

Zheng He’s voyages to the West by sea

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
洋 yáng HSK 4
foreign; ocean; vast