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风餐露宿

風餐露宿
fēngcān-lùsù
idiom HSK 7-9 #41,071

Meanings

  1. 1 to eat in the wind and sleep in the dew
  2. 2 to rough it outdoors
  3. 3 to endure the hardships of travel or outdoor life

Examples

探险队员风餐露宿了三个月。
Tànxiǎnduì yuán fēngcānlùsù le sān gè yuè.
The expedition team roughed it outdoors for three months.
古代商人常常风餐露宿，非常辛苦。
Gǔdài shāngrén chángcháng fēngcānlùsù, fēicháng xīnkǔ.
Ancient merchants often ate and slept in the open, enduring great hardship.

Tips

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A literary idiom (成语) used in formal writing or storytelling to describe harsh travel conditions. Rarely used in casual speech.
memory
Picture someone eating with the wind blowing (风餐) and sleeping under the open sky with dew falling (露宿).

Stroke Order

风 fēng
餐 cān
露 lù
宿 sù