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举目无亲

舉目無親
jǔmùwúqīn
idiom #41,720

Meanings

  1. 1 to have no relatives or friends in sight
  2. 2 alone in a strange place
  3. 3 without a single familiar face

Examples

刚到北京时，他举目无亲，只能一个人默默打拼。
Gāng dào Běijīng shí, tā jǔ mù wú qīn, zhǐ néng yī gè rén mòmò dǎpīn.
When he first arrived in Beijing, he had no one to turn to and had to hustle alone.
在异国他乡，举目无亲的日子最难熬。
Zài yì guó tā xiāng, jǔ mù wú qīn de rìzi zuì nán áo.
In a foreign land, days without a single familiar face are the hardest to bear.

Tips

usage
Typical context: someone moving to a big city or foreign country alone. 亲 here means any close connection (kin, friends), not strictly relatives.

Stroke Order

举 jǔ
目 mù
无 wú
亲 qīn