独在异乡为异客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

alone in a foreign land; lonely abroad

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王维wáng wéi)

Characters

Character Meaning
独 dú HSK 5
alone; only; independent
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
异 yì HSK 6
different; strange; unusual
乡 xiāng HSK 5
country or countryside; township (PRC administrative unit)
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
异 yì HSK 6
different; strange; unusual
客 kè HSK 1
guest; customer; visitor