远航

遠航

yuǎnháng

verb #18,966

Meanings

1 to travel a great distance (by sea or air)
2 to voyage
3 long-haul voyage

Characters

to sail; to navigate

Examples

郑和率领船队远航到了非洲。

Zhèng Hé shuàilǐng chuánduì yuǎnháng dào le Fēizhōu.

Zheng He led his fleet on a voyage all the way to Africa.

这艘船即将远航。

Zhè sōu chuán jíjiāng yuǎnháng.

This ship is about to set off on a long voyage.

Tips

history

China's most famous 远航 was Zheng He's (郑和) seven voyages between 1405 and 1433, reaching Southeast Asia, India, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa.

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

航 háng