獨在異鄉為異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

alone in a strange 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
獨 dú
alone; only; independent
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
異 yì
different; strange; unusual
鄉 xiāng
country or countryside; township (PRC administrative unit)
為 wéi
for; because of; to
異 yì
different; strange; unusual
客 kè HSK 1
guest; customer; visitor