离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56268th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
离 lí HSK 2
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from
乡 xiāng HSK 5
country or countryside; township (PRC administrative unit)
背 bèi HSK 5
the back of a body or object; to learn by heart
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly