东渡

東渡
dōngdù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to cross the sea eastward to Japan
  2. 2 to cross a river to its east bank

Examples

HSK 3
Tā niánqīng shí dōngdù Rìběn liúxué.
When he was young, he crossed the sea to study in Japan.
HSK 6
Bùduì cóng Shǎnxī dōngdù Huánghé, jìnrù Shānxī.
The troops crossed the Yellow River eastward from Shaanxi into Shanxi.

Tips

culture
In history books 东渡 usually means sailing to Japan, the land across the sea to the east. Legend says the Qin alchemist 徐福 sailed east and never came back, and the Tang monk 鉴真 reached Japan on his sixth attempt, in 753.

Stroke Order

东 dōng
渡 dù